Cover dental under Medicare

Summary of proposal

The proposal would create Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for preventative and therapeutic dental services, including regular check-ups and teeth cleans, crowns, orthodontic treatment, oral surgeries, periodontics and prosthodontics.

The MBS would include coverage of all items listed in the 13th edition of the Australian Schedule of Dental Services and Glossary (the handbook).

The MBS benefit for each item would align with the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) (or scaled Veterans Dental Schedule (VDS) schedule rates where CDBS pricing is not available).

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Make Australia a Republic - $10 million democratic consultative process

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $10 million over 4 years to establish a democratic consultative process, including citizen forums, juries, and assemblies, to determine the public’s preferred model to make Australia a republic. 

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years and start on 1 July 2026.

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Make Australia a Republic - $10 million democratic consultative process

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $10 million over 4 years to establish a democratic consultative process, including citizen forums, juries, and assemblies, to determine the public’s preferred model to make Australia a republic. 

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years and start on 1 July 2026.

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Make Australia a Republic - $10 million democratic consultative process

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $10 million over 4 years to establish a democratic consultative process, including citizen forums, juries, and assemblies, to determine the public’s preferred model to make Australia a republic. 

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years and start on 1 July 2026.

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Games Investment and Enterprise Fund

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $100 million over 4 years to grow Australia’s video games industry to establish a Games Investment and Enterprise Fund to support game development and innovation.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years and include departmental funding from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2026.

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Games Investment and Enterprise Fund

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $100 million over 4 years to grow Australia’s video games industry to establish a Games Investment and Enterprise Fund to support game development and innovation.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years and include departmental funding from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2026.

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Games Investment and Enterprise Fund

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $100 million over 4 years to grow Australia’s video games industry to establish a Games Investment and Enterprise Fund to support game development and innovation.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years and include departmental funding from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2026.

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On-farm renewables - $50 million to lower costs and drive adoption of on-farm batteries

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $50 million over 4 years to subsidise on-farm batteries and renewable energy storage infrastructure.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years, include departmental funding from within the capped amount, and would start from 1 July 2026.

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On-farm renewables - $50 million to lower costs and drive adoption of on-farm batteries

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $50 million over 4 years to subsidise on-farm batteries and renewable energy storage infrastructure.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years, include departmental funding from within the capped amount, and would start from 1 July 2026.

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On-farm renewables - $50 million to lower costs and drive adoption of on-farm batteries

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $50 million over 4 years to subsidise on-farm batteries and renewable energy storage infrastructure.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years, include departmental funding from within the capped amount, and would start from 1 July 2026.

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