Task: Translation
Input (English): Earlier today, the Prime Minister John Howard (Australian Liberal Party, Bennelong) has spoken on the amendments earlier proposed by Jackie Kelly (Liberal, Lindsay) and Andrew Laming (Liberal, Bowman), speaking in favour of the Laming amendments and reiterating his support for Abbott, stating that he is the "best friend that Medicare ever had", Abbott's usual phrase he states in Question Time in support of the Government's handling of Medicare.
Output (Chinese): 今天早些时候，约翰·霍华德总理（澳大利亚自由党，贝尼隆选区）已就先期由杰克·凯利（自由党，林赛选区）和安德鲁·拉明（自由党，伯曼选区）提出的两项修正案发表了意见。他赞同拉明修正案并重申自己对艾伯特的支持。他说道，艾伯特是“医疗保险制度有史以来的最佳朋友”。那是艾伯特在“质询时间”表示他赞同政府对医疗保险制度的处理方式时常用的说法。