Richard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

When it comes to funding for dental care, the Commonwealth does play a significant role through the Child Dental Benefits Schedule, and that's Medicare funded. It is an agreement that was struck with the Labor Party back in 2010 as a result of the power-sharing agreement we had with Labor. I know it very well because I was involved in the formulation of that policy. It is Medicare funded policy. It is a thousand dollars—

Senator Sterle interjecting—

Well, you might say that—I'll take Senator Sterle's intervention. You don't want children to have a thousand dollars worth of Medicare funded dental care, Senator Sterle? You tell that to the people of Batman. You tell the people of Batman you don't want them to have a thousand dollars worth of Medicare funded dental care. Shame on you!

Senator Sterle interjecting—