PRIVATISATION: Victoria is an interesting state in Australia. Although, for example, ambulance transport is free and paid for through everyone's Federal taxes under the Medicare agreement, nation wide... here in Victoria, a short ride of ten kilometres will cost a homeless, injured, disabled, demented, old, young, person...anyone who isnt privately insured or a paid up member... $1,500, every trip. If not paid on time, the Ambulance Service hands over the account to some very nasty private bill collectors. True. Victoria is, in this way, a real cunt of a state. And...it has a Labor Government. 'Are you okay mate? you look really sick and cold, here I'll call the Ambulance.' 'no, no, don't do that. That's how i got to be like this. Just let me be.'