QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Mr BANDT (Melbourne—Leader of the Australian Greens) (14:30): My question is to the Prime Minister. One in three big corporations in this country pays no tax—$0 tax. But meanwhile, people can't afford basics like going to the dentist.

Why does a nurse from Coburg North pay more tax than a multinational corporation? Why won't you make big corporations pay tax to get dental into Medicare so that in this wealthy country of ours everyone can get the health care they need?