Quotes by Clyde Thompson

“Rural Australia is now remote in terms of health services but our funding has not reflected that.”

“There are various funding models in force at the moment which differ across states. Its such a complex way in which to be funded and it needs to be simplified.”

“At the moment there is no clear definition about which services they are funding.”

“The people in the bush feel they own the RFDS and its their service and that ownership comes from local management. Most people get very few services and the one constant thats been in their life has been the RFDS. Any attempt to change the way its managed is quite confronting to them and they would resist considerable change.”