E&OE… Topics: Novel Coronavirus GREG HUNT: Thank you very much to everybody for being here, and in particular to Minister Tehan and the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Murphy. Earlier today we indicated with the Prime Minister – who has passed on his apologies because he has returned home prior to us having…
E&OE… Topics: Coronavirus infection PETA CREDLIN: Alright. Well, the death toll for this coronavirus has now risen to 132, and while the deaths are contained currently to mainland China, the virus is spreading worldwide. At least five cases have been confirmed within Australia as the Government is now taking action to prevent…
The Morrison Government is investing $64 million in suicide prevention and mental health initiatives as an early response to initial advice from the National Suicide Prevention Adviser, signalling a dramatic reform of the national approach to suicide prevention. 3,046 Australians lost their lives to suicide in 2018. “This is a national tragedy. Every life…
The Morrison Government is investing $5 million in an Australian first genomics project to support personalised treatments for patients with lung cancer. The ground-breaking ‘ASPiRATION’ project is a genomic profiling research project for 1,000 Australians with newly diagnosed metastatic, non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer. The study is jointly funded by the Federal Government…