The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE To further support Australia’s world-leading medical researchers, the Morrison Government will invest almost half a billion dollars in funding for health and medical research. Funded through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), $471.9 million in funding will…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 14 September 2021 PRESS CONFERENCE CANBERRA E&OE… Topics: new grant programs for NHMRC; vaccine rollout; ACT lockdown; rapid testing GREG HUNT: Thanks very much. I’m delighted to be joined today by Professor Alison McMillan, the Chief…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 13 September 2021 INTERVIEW WITH NEIL MITCHELL 3AW MORNINGS E&OE… Topics: Victoria vaccine supply update; Vaccine blitz in Victoria suburbs; Moderna. NEIL MITCHELL: Okay, the Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, has joined us now. There’s a…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 12 September 2021 PRESS CONFERENCE CANBERRA E&OE… Topics: Additional vaccines; First Things First campaign; GREG HUNT: And good afternoon, everybody. I’m delighted to be joined in Canberra by the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Sonya Bennett and…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE Residents in Melbourne’s north and west will benefit from additional vaccines and a rapid expansion of vaccination sites across the region as part of a three-week vaccination blitz. To assist these communities and all Victorians, the Commonwealth will surge…
The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE The next phase of the Australian Government’s COVID-19 vaccination communications campaign launches today, reminding people that the first thing they need to do is get vaccinated. With the arrival of millions more vaccines, easier access through an expanded…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE The Morrison Government is providing $5 million to researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne to find a new, effective and safe antibody treatment to combat COVID-19. Antibody-based therapies are widely used to…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE BreastScreen Australia is celebrating 30 years of service in the Australian community. In just the six years alone between 2013 and 2018, BreastScreen completed around 5 million mammograms with approximately 44,000 cancers detected. Australia’s survival rate following a…
The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care The Hon. David Coleman MP Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Today, on World Suicide Prevention Day, the Morrison Government is recognising this year’s theme of ‘Creating Hope Through Action’ by establishing…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 9 September 2021 INTERVIEW WITH LIAM BARTLETT 6PR E&OE… Topics: Pfizer vaccine availability LIAM BARTLETT: The tit-for-tat over whether or not the Federal Government acted early enough to secure the vaccine deal for the country with pharmaceutical…