Federal Government to Provide Extra $25 Billion to Fund Public Hospitals Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finalized a significant agreement with the states and territories, committing an additional $25 billion towards public hospitals. This deal, reached at a national cabinet meeting in Sydney, will see the Commonwealth provide a total of $219.6 billion over the next five years. The funding increase is triple that of the previous five-year agreement and also aims to secure the future of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reached a funding agreement with states and territories.
• An additional $25 billion will be committed to public hospitals.
• The Commonwealth will provide a total of $219.6 billion over five years.
• This funding is three times more than the previous five-year agreement.
• The agreement also aims to secure the future of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).