28 Mar 2023

Three percent of $500mil promised for mental health facilities spent

From Morning Report, 7:25 am on 28 March 2023

New figures show the government has spent just 3 percent of the half a billion dollars it promised four years ago for new mental health facilities.

Just $15 million has been allocated from the fund - according to new figures released to National, which is calling it a 'tragedy'

Health bosses though say it doesn't matter, that thats not how the funding works.

Phil Pennington is looking into it.