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PETITION: FUND MEDICINE, NOT MOVIES



The Government spends more than $100 million of taxpayer money every year on handing out corporate welfare subsidies to the film and gaming sectors while life-saving medicines go unfunded. This money should go to Pharmac to support lifesaving healthcare, not billionaire Hollywood bigwigs. As an idea of how this money could be better spent, the cost of funding 13 cancer treatments that are currently available in Australia but not New Zealand would be $70 million per year – $30 million less than what we spend on film and gaming subsidies.

It's time the Government prioritised funding medicine over movies.

"I call on the Government to scrap film and gaming subsidies and use the money to fund medicines through Pharmac instead."

Who's signing

Kelly Bath
John Shimmins
Bruce Isbister
Robert & Nancye Lucas
Bob Gould
Garry Young
Bruce Underwood
Diana Green
Rebecca Ashton
Janice Fkowers
Renee van der Heijden
Cameron Murray
John Bishop
Ele Ludemann
Kevin Hollows
Viria Laing
Kevin Fry
Sharon Hogan
Colin Steer
John Somerville
David Bruce
Kelvin Pym
John Hulse
Sue Donovan
Nigel Shanks
Elle Thexton
Gail Coughlan
David Sanders
Kim B
John Willoughby
2,561 SIGNATURES
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  • Kelly Bath
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  • John Shimmins
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  • Bruce Isbister
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  • Robert & Nancye Lucas
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  • Garry Young
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  • Bruce Underwood
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  • Diana Green
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  • Rebecca Ashton
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  • Janice Fkowers
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  • Renee van der Heijden
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  • Cameron Murray
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  • John Bishop
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  • Ele Ludemann
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  • Kevin Hollows
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  • Viria Laing
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  • Kevin Fry
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  • Sharon Hogan
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  • Colin Steer
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  • John Somerville
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  • David Bruce
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  • Kelvin Pym
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  • John Hulse
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  • Sue Donovan
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  • Nigel Shanks
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  • Elle Thexton
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  • Gail Coughlan
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  • David Sanders
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  • Kim B
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  • John Willoughby
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