Nationals Senator Steve Martin is recovering from successful surgery to replace a heart valve.
Tasmanian senator Steve Martin has undergone successful heart surgery to replace a valve.
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The Nationals senator is expected to take some weeks to fully recover after last week's operation at Royal Hobart Hospital.
"We may disagree on the levels and distribution of public hospital funding in Australia, but we have the best public health system in the world and I would not want this procedure done anywhere else," Senator Martin said in a statement on Monday.
Australian Associated Press