SenateDivision 1 · 28 Jul 2025

Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Senior Dental Benefits Scheme

Not passed14 aye · 38 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This amendment was introduced by West Australian Senator Jordan Steele-John (Greens).

Amendment text

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:

(a) notes that:

(i) the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recommended the establishment of a Senior Dental Benefits Scheme,

(ii) the Select Committee into the Provision of and Access to Dental Services in Australia recommended that the Government consider the establishment of a Senior Dental Benefits Scheme, and

(iii) Australians are experiencing a cost of living crisis, and 55% of Australians over 65 delayed dental treatment in the last year with affordability being the main barrier; and

(b) calls on the Government to fully fund and implement a Senior Dental Benefits Scheme".

Context written by They Vote For You volunteers (ODbL), reproduced unchanged.

Second reading: The second reading vote decides whether the chamber agrees with the bill in principle. A second reading amendment attaches commentary or conditions to that agreement without changing the bill's text.

Related bills

Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025

By party

Party	Aye	No
Australian Labor Party	2	26
Australian Greens	11	1
Liberal–National Coalition	0	6
Pauline Hanson's One Nation	0	3
Independent	1	0
United Australia Party	0	1
Unknown	0	1

Every vote

Other divisions this sitting day

What the Senate divided on around this vote, in order.

28 Jul 2025Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - First Peoples in custodySenate 13–34
28 Jul 2025Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Therapeutic goods approvals to be by legislative instrumentSenate 5–45
28 Jul 2025Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Medicare benefit payable for services provided to people in detentionSenate 13–35
28 Jul 2025Committees — Economics References Committee; ReferenceSenate 25–31
28 Jul 2025Documents — Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 28–32
28 Jul 2025Matters of Urgency - Climate Change - No net-zero emissions targetSenate 7–39