Scott Morrison tries to ward off electoral health scare with $1.25bn sweetener

Prime minister offers greater funding to community groups, hospital services and research institutions

Scott Morrison is hoping to scuttle any Labor health cuts campaign before it begins, offering the states a $1.25bn sweetener in his first meeting with state leaders since becoming prime minister.

The health funding announcement, delivered ahead of Wednesday’s Coag meeting in Adelaide, forms part of Morrison’s attempt to keep focus on the economy as he inches closer to the federal election, with three Labor premiers in charge of must-win states.

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