Daily Archives: 8 March 2019

Health portfolio boards more than 50 per cent female

The Liberal National Government is pleased to announce that ministerial board appointments in the health portfolio have reached more than 50 per cent female for the very first time as Professor Dorothy Keefe is appointed the new CEO of Cancer Australia.   As we mark International Women’s Day, I am delighted to announce that health…

New malaria vaccine clinical trials aims to globally eradicate the disease

The Liberal National Government will support clinical trials to test the effectiveness of a world-first malaria vaccine in an attempt to globally eradicate the deadly disease.   Rotary clubs around Australia have been fundraising for the Malaria Vaccine Project through a campaign known as Rotary Against Malaria.   The Rotary clubs have raised $500,000 and…