| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Ⅰ. Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·Background | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance and theoretical framework | 第10-12页 |
| ·Structure of this paper | 第12-13页 |
| ·Limitation of this paper | 第13-15页 |
| Ⅱ Literature review | 第15-26页 |
| ·Literature review on ideology and its relevance to health policy | 第15-22页 |
| ·Labor's ideollgy,its relevance to health policy and Labor's chronic pragmatism | 第15-19页 |
| ·Liberal's ideology,its relevance to health policy and Liberal's chronic pragmatism | 第19-22页 |
| ·Literature on Medicare and its political relevance | 第22-26页 |
| Ⅲ Labor's pragmatic use of Medicare for electoral gains | 第26-47页 |
| ·Labor's use of health policies to facilitate its electoral success | 第26-39页 |
| ·Whitlam's use of Medibank to facilitate Labor's electoral success | 第26-32页 |
| ·Hawke's use of Medicare to facilitate Labor's electoral success | 第32-37页 |
| ·Rudd's use of Medicare to facilitate Labor's electoral success | 第37-39页 |
| ·Contrast between Labor's pre-election rhetoric and its post-election actions on Medicare policies | 第39-43页 |
| ·The Hawke Government's diversion from its pre-election rhetoric | 第39-41页 |
| ·The Gillard government's departure from Labor's ideological Line | 第41-43页 |
| ·Deployment of double standards on Medicare policies | 第43-47页 |
| ·Inconsistency in Labor's attitude towards safety net | 第43-45页 |
| ·Inconsistency in Labor's attitude towards PBS co-payment | 第45-47页 |
| Ⅳ.Liberal's pragmatic use of Medicare for political gains | 第47-63页 |
| ·Liberal's unsuccessful resistance to Medibank/Medicare and final conversion | 第47-52页 |
| ·Liberal,s unpopular attempts to dismantle Medibank | 第47-49页 |
| ·Liberal's costly reluctance to Medicare | 第49-51页 |
| ·Liberal's final conversion and embrace of Medicare for electoral purpose | 第51-52页 |
| ·Liberal's swing back and forth on Medicare policies | 第52-63页 |
| ·Howard's measures to undermine Medicare after winning office | 第53-55页 |
| ·The Howard government's perfunctory measures to address the declination of bulk-billing | 第55-57页 |
| ·The launch of "Medicare Plus" right before the next election | 第57-59页 |
| ·A return back to the Liberal way once the next term was secured | 第59-63页 |
| V. Conclusion | 第63-68页 |
| ·Summary of Labor's pragmatic use of Medicare | 第63-65页 |
| ·Summary of Liberal's pragmatic use of Medicare | 第65-66页 |
| ·Indications for further studies | 第66-68页 |
| Works Cited | 第68-72页 |
