QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WATERS (Queensland—Leader of the Australian Greens in the Senate) (14:22): It sounds like you didn't really want to talk about dental care there. But in the cost-of-living crisis that we're all in, last year two million Australians couldn't afford to go to the dentist. Last time I checked, teeth are part of the body and so dental care should not be considered a luxury.

Why is the Albanese government excluding from Medicare dental care for adults?