Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Di Natale for his supplementary question. The government has taken the first step. As a first step towards delivering on its commitment, the Gillard government have said that we will direct $165 million over three years to a means tested and targeted scheme. When you look at what those opposite are proposing—and I am sure the Greens would agree with this—Mr Abbot's aspiration for a dental care scheme is laughable. When the Leader of the Opposition told the Press Club his scheme would cost $4 billion, Mr Shane Fryer, President of the Australian Dental Association, said it would cost triple that amount. He told the Financial Review:

He’s not within coo-ee on the costing.

Yet more spending promises from those opposite to add to the $70 billion crater they are creating—their $70 billion black hole. In the meantime— (Time expired)