Jordon Steele-John (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, it has been circulated. I move the second reading amendment standing in my name:

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:

(a) notes that:

(i) Australians are experiencing a cost-of-living crisis,

(ii) 3 in 10 people delay or avoid seeing the dentist due to cost,

(iii) in 2022-23 there were more than 87,000 potentially preventable hospitalisations due to dental conditions; and

(b) calls on the Government to recognise that the mouth is part of the body and to bring dental healthcare fully into Medicare, starting with an immediate commitment to fund and implement a Senior Dental Benefits Scheme".