Prime Minister Gillard should use her visit to Tasmania today to commit to increasing funding for mental and dental care as well as emergency care, the Australian Greens said today.
"So many Tasmanians, particularly in the North and North West, desperately need dental and mental health care, but the Gillard government is leaving these people behind," Australian Greens Deputy Leader, Senator Christine Milne, said.
"Over ten thousand Tasmanians are on waiting lists for general dental care. This is completely unacceptable, causing untold health problems as well as pain and discomfort.