The sale of health insurer Medibank Private has been part of Coalition policy for years - the Howard government passed legislation enabling the sale in 2006. In February 2010, then opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey pledged to "sell Medibank Private and use every dollar from the proceeds to help pay down Labor's debt".
Promise check: The sale of Medibank Private
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