FED: Wooldridge says Carr pledging to spend Comm funds

AAP General News (Australia)
02-23-1999
FED: Wooldridge says Carr pledging to spend Comm funds

CANBERRA, Feb 23 AAP - New South Wales Premier Bob Carr's rural health pledges relied on
spending commonwealth money, federal Health Minister Michael Wooldridge said today.

Dr Wooldridge labelled Mr Carr's election pledges to boost rural health services as empty
and a feeble attempt to take credit for commonwealth initiatives.

"It's good to see Mr Carr promising to spend more of someone else's money to build more
regional health service centres," Dr Wooldridge said …