James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The government does not support this motion, as the states and territories have primary responsibility for the funding and provision of public dental services, including determining what services they provide. The coalition government is supporting the states and territories to do this, contributing $242 million from 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2019 for the delivery of additional public dental services to adults through a national partnership agreement. All states, with the exception of Queensland, have signed on to the agreement.