Proton beam radiation therapy for children with cancer remains unavailable in Australia nearly a decade after it was promised, forcing families to travel overseas for treatment. Over $100 million in taxpayer funding has been spent on establishing a treatment centre in Adelaide, but the project was cancelled in 2024 following a dispute with the supplier. Shadow Health Minister Anne Ruston has tabled a petition with 27,000 signatures in Parliament demanding the life-saving treatment be made available domestically, while some families continue to be denied government grants due to bureaucratic red tape.

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