Lindsay MP Emma Husar tells why western Sydney was fertile ground for Mediscare

By Harriet Alexander
Updated August 4 2016 - 12:14pm, first published July 24 2016 - 9:00am
The new Lindsay MP Emma Husar, who recently had her knee reconstructed, believes health issues influenced voting in her electorate.
 Photo: Anna Kucera
The new Lindsay MP Emma Husar, who recently had her knee reconstructed, believes health issues influenced voting in her electorate. Photo: Anna Kucera
Health Minister Jillian Skinner said planning was already under way to determine the scope and size of the project at Nepean Hospital. Photo: Chris Lane
Health Minister Jillian Skinner said planning was already under way to determine the scope and size of the project at Nepean Hospital. Photo: Chris Lane
Doctors at Nepean Hospital say it is in 'crisis mode'. Photo: Rachel Olding
Doctors at Nepean Hospital say it is in 'crisis mode'. Photo: Rachel Olding

If anybody knows why Labor's Mediscare campaign had such potency in Sydney's western suburbs, it is Emma Husar.