http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget/federal-budget-2014-joe-hockey... 513-387z6.html "little good news other than a new $20 billion medical research fund – to come from a $5 contribution by patients when visiting the doctor. Each visit will cost $7, with the other $2 going to the doctor." http://www.smh.com.au/comment/smh-letters/copayment-for-gp-emergency-visits-... 304j8.html "The proposed $6 co-payment for a GP visit would deliver an immediate budget saving of less than $200 million a year." Okay, for the quick and dirty calculation as a "sanity check": that is 2 visits per person (from baby to pensioner, ca. 20 million people) per year paying $5. It's possibly around right. How many years does it take to establish a $20 billion fond? How many years do we have until 2020 to get these 20 billion dollars? Regards Peter