Doorstop – Melbourne

E&OE…                        Topics: $2.5 million for new back pain research; Labor’s taxpayer rort GREG HUNT: I’m delighted to be able to support the Centre for Research Excellence into back pain and arthritis. This centre is about improving people’s quality of life, it’s about building on…

More international tourists visit the Mornington Peninsula

More international visitors are sightseeing on the Mornington Peninsula and spending more during their trip. Federal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP said this month’s International Visitor Survey data revealed 63,000 international visitors flocked to experience tourism attractions around the Peninsula, spending $87 million in the year to December 2017. “More tourists are…

Providing Sanctuary to the Critically Endangered Orange-Bellied Parrot

The Coalition Government is investing in an innovative project to help the critically-endangered orange-bellied parrot survive winter. Every year the birds migrate between Victoria and Tasmania. But a high proportion of wild-born first year parrots fail to complete their first migration. Federal Member for Flinders, Greg Hunt MP, was pleased to announce that local wildlife…

Medical research to uncover better treatment for Indigenous Australians

The Turnbull Government will invest more than $6 million in a health science centre in Alice Springs which is focused on addressing health challenges faced by Indigenous Australians. The Central Australia Academic Health Science Centre will receive $6.1 million over three years from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).   This funding will support better treatment…