Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I refer again to the Prime Minister’s axing of the Commonwealth dental health care program in 1996, which has resulted in 650,000 Australians now waiting for public dental care. I also refer to Labor’s $290 million plan announced today to fund up to one million dental consultations for Australian working families. Why, after 11 years in office, does the Prime Minister continue to preside over a dental crisis which sees 650,000 Australians on waiting lists? Will he now support Labor’s plan to fix it?

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