Labor candidate supports Liberal dental policy
“This week in Parliament, the Australian Labor Party voted against a Bill which offered $385 million worth of dental treatment under Medicare,” Sophie Mirabella, the Federal Member for Indi, said today.
“Surprisingly, the Labor Party’s candidate in Indi is on the record as supporting the Government’s policies on dental care, which substantially bring dental health care under the Medicare system.”
In June, the Labor Candidate for Indi said: “I have actively worked with the State Government to develop policy in this area and have made numerous submissions to the Federal Labor party to include dental health as part of Medicare. I firmly believe that dental health will one day become part of Medicare and I will continue to advocate for that.” (ALP Candidate for Indi, Corryong Courier, June 28 2007)
“The only problem for her now is that her party’s policy does not fund dental health under Medicare, it simply gives money to the states for a flawed scheme. If she really was true to her word, she would be supporting the Government’s Medicare dental health policy, which gives $100 million more for dental care than what Rudd Labor is offering,” Mrs Mirabella said.
“But her Labor colleagues do not agree with her, because Labor voted against the Government’s legislation.”
“If Labor had its way, hundreds of thousands of Australians with chronic disease requiring dental treatment under Medicare would miss out on dental treatment worth $4,250 over two years,” Mrs Mirabella said.
“Labor’s dental plan simply rehashes a 1990s scheme by giving $290 million to the state governments who already mishandle their respective dental services.”
“Every last dollar of the Howard Government’s $385 million dental plan will be spent on services such as dental assessments, preventative services, extractions, fillings and dentures,” Mrs Mirabella said.
Earlier this year, the Labor Candidate for Indi was forced to retreat from announcing a dental policy that didn’t exist: “It is true that I jumped the gun on this announcement and I apologise.” (Labor Candidate for Indi, Corryong Courier, 28 June 2007)
“Now, she has supported Liberal Party dental care policy.”
“Surprisingly, the Labor Party’s candidate in Indi is on the record as supporting the Government’s policies on dental care, which substantially bring dental health care under the Medicare system.”
In June, the Labor Candidate for Indi said: “I have actively worked with the State Government to develop policy in this area and have made numerous submissions to the Federal Labor party to include dental health as part of Medicare. I firmly believe that dental health will one day become part of Medicare and I will continue to advocate for that.” (ALP Candidate for Indi, Corryong Courier, June 28 2007)
“The only problem for her now is that her party’s policy does not fund dental health under Medicare, it simply gives money to the states for a flawed scheme. If she really was true to her word, she would be supporting the Government’s Medicare dental health policy, which gives $100 million more for dental care than what Rudd Labor is offering,” Mrs Mirabella said.
“But her Labor colleagues do not agree with her, because Labor voted against the Government’s legislation.”
“If Labor had its way, hundreds of thousands of Australians with chronic disease requiring dental treatment under Medicare would miss out on dental treatment worth $4,250 over two years,” Mrs Mirabella said.
“Labor’s dental plan simply rehashes a 1990s scheme by giving $290 million to the state governments who already mishandle their respective dental services.”
“Every last dollar of the Howard Government’s $385 million dental plan will be spent on services such as dental assessments, preventative services, extractions, fillings and dentures,” Mrs Mirabella said.
Earlier this year, the Labor Candidate for Indi was forced to retreat from announcing a dental policy that didn’t exist: “It is true that I jumped the gun on this announcement and I apologise.” (Labor Candidate for Indi, Corryong Courier, 28 June 2007)
“Now, she has supported Liberal Party dental care policy.”
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