Ryan Bridge: We're not addressing the core issues of our health system

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Sep 30, 2026 · 1m · transcript

Health is one of those areas where you can churn through cash.

It's expensive to visit your GP, but also expensive to fund.

The amount taxpayers spend on health has gone up 100% over the past decade. It was around $15 billion in 2016, it's now up over $30 billion.

The population has not increased by that much – only roughly 15%.

But there are always better medicines to buy. Unions to settle pay negotiations with. New equipment to buy. Hospitals to replace.

It's a money pit.

Every election we get the same message, which is basically "let's put more money in the pit".

And both Labour and…