Senate debates

Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Questions without Notice

Dental Health

2:24 pm

Photo of Larissa WatersLarissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Last year 80,000 people ended up in hospital because they couldn't afford preventive dental care, according to a report released by AIHW. That adds to the pressure on our underfunded hospitals as well as adding to people's pain. The Greens will keep pushing to add dental into Medicare, not just kick it off to the states and territories. Why won't the Albanese government do that?

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