{"id":5299,"date":"2020-02-28T08:25:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T08:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=5299"},"modified":"2020-02-28T08:25:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T08:25:54","slug":"bandt-announces-new-portfolios-elevates-dental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/02\/28\/bandt-announces-new-portfolios-elevates-dental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandt announces new portfolios, elevates dental health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLeader of The Australian Greens Adam Bandt MP has announced new portfolio allocations, including the creation of a new portfolio of Dental Health, which will focus on the Greens’ long-held goal of ensuring that all Australians have fully funded dental care provided through Medicare.
\n“I’m excited to announce our new portfolio allocations, especially the creation of a Dental Health portfolio, which will be held by Sen. Sarah Hanson-Young,” Bandt said.
\n“Getting dental into Medicare is unfinished business for the Greens. In the 2010 power-sharing Parliament we secured Medicare dental for 3.4 million children and now we want it for everyone else too.
\n\u201cThe Green New Deal is about universal services and high on the list is affordable dental care for everyone.\u201d
\n“Too many people put off going to the dentist because it is too expensive. This doesn’t just lead to dental problems getting worse, it can lead to other health problems too, which is bad for people’s health and bad for the federal budget.”
\n“Having good teeth is also a social justice issue, as bad teeth can make it harder to get a job.\u201d
\n“It’s a national disgrace that many Australians can’t afford dental care and I know that Sarah will put all her energy into getting dental into Medicare.
\n“Sarah is a great campaigner who will help make sure that every Australian knows the Greens have a plan to get dental into Medicare.”
\nThe new Dental Health portfolio comes in addition to Sarah Hanson-Young\u2019s existing roles, including Environment & Water. The full list of portfolio allocations can be found at this link\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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MP<\/th>\nPortfolios<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Adam Bandt<\/strong>
\nAustralian Greens Leader<\/strong><\/em>
\nMember for Melbourne<\/i><\/td>\n		Climate Emergency
\nEnergy
\nEmployment & Workplace Relations
\nPublic Sector
\nForeign Affairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larissa Waters<\/strong>
\nLeader in the Senate &
\nCo-Deputy Leader<\/strong><\/em>
\nSenator for Queensland<\/i><\/td>\n		Women
\nMining & Resources
\nDemocracy
\nRepresenting Leader on Climate Change & Energy in Senate
\nRepresenting Leader on Foreign Affairs in Senate<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nick McKim<\/strong>
\nCo-Deputy Leader<\/strong><\/em>
\nSenator for Tasmania<\/i><\/td>\n		Digital Rights, I.T. & NBN
\nJustice
\nImmigration & Citizenship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rachel Siewert<\/strong>
\nParty Whip<\/strong><\/em>
\nSenator for West Australia<\/i><\/td>\n		First Nations Peoples\u2019 Issues
\nFamily, Ageing & Community Services
\nMental Health
\nGambling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Janet Rice<\/strong>
\nParty Room Chair<\/strong><\/em>
\nSenator for Victoria<\/i><\/td>\n		LGBTIQ
\nSport
\nAgriculture & Rural Affairs
\nForests
\nSustainable Cities
\nTransport & Infrastructure
\nScience, Research & Innovation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richard Di Natale<\/strong>
\nSenator for Victoria<\/i><\/td>\n		Multiculturalism
\nHealth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mehreen Faruqi<\/strong>
\nSenator for New South Wales<\/i><\/td>\n		Housing
\nEducation
\nAnimal Welfare
\nIndustry
\nInternational Aid & Development
\nLocal Government
\nRepresenting Leader on Employment, Workplace Relations & Public Sector in Senate\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordon Steele-John<\/strong>
\nSenator for West Australia<\/i><\/td>\n		Disability Rights & Services
\nYouth
\nTrade
\nPeace & Nuclear Disarmament\u00a0(covers Defence)<\/i>
\nVeterans\u2019 Affairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sarah Hanson-Young<\/strong>
\nSenator for South Australia<\/i><\/td>\n		Dental Health
\nArts, Media & Communications
\nEnvironment & Water
\nTourism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peter Whish-Wilson<\/strong>
\nSenator for Tasmania<\/i><\/td>\n		Treasury & Finance
\nHealthy Oceans
\nWaste & Recycling
\nConsumer Affairs
\nSmall Business<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leader of The Australian Greens Adam Bandt MP has announced new portfolio allocations, including the creation of a new portfolio of Dental Health, which will focus on the Greens’ long-held goal of ensuring that all Australians have fully funded dental care provided through Medicare. “I’m excited to announce our new portfolio allocations, especially the creation … Continue reading “Bandt announces new portfolios, elevates dental health”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5299\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}