E&OE… Topics: Medicare at record levels; Labor’s poor record on PBS; Labor’s Medicare freeze; Brian Owler; Walk for Autism. STEVE PRICE: Greg Hunt the federal Minister’s on the line. Minister, thanks for your time. GREG HUNT: Good evening. STEVE PRICE: Did you freeze Medicare? GREG HUNT: No. The previous government…
E&OE… Topics: Australia has eliminated rubella, Walk for Autism. GEORGIE GARDNER: Now to health news. And rubella – formerly known as German measles – has officially been wiped out in Australia. The World Health Organization has declared the disease – once feared by pregnant women – eradicated. For more, I’m joined by Health Minister…
In a highly significant public health accomplishment for Australia, the World Health Organization (WHO) has verified that Australia has eliminated rubella, a contagious viral illness that can result in miscarriage or stillbirth. Rubella, also known as German measles, is a contagious viral illness that causes a fever, rash and swollen lymph glands. If…