The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE 2 February 2022 The Australian Government has implemented further measures to protect remote communities during the current COVID-19 outbreak in the Northern Territory (NT). Remote communities in the NT continue to see escalating cases of COVID-19. The situation…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 2 February 2022 PRESS CONFERENCE MELBOURNE E&OE… Topics: children’s medical research and treatment; rapid antigen tests supply in Australia; upcoming federal election; LIZ HARTLAND: So good morning everyone, and welcome to Hudson Institute of Medical Research. My…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE 2 February 2022 The unique research expertise and clinical capabilities located in Victoria have come together in a new, multi-institutional partnership to fight childhood cancer. With the aid of a $9.6 million Morrison Government grant, the Victorian Paediatric…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 2 February 2022 INTERVIEW WITH JIM WILSON 2GB DRIVE E&OE… Topics: Scott Morrison’s leadership; aged care bonus payments JIM WILSON: Well, today the Federal Government has announced bonus payments of up to $800 as a thank…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services Minister for Sport 1 February 2022 $800 bonus to support Australia’s Aged Care workforce The Morrison Government will provide $210 million to support the aged care workforce…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 31 January 2022 PRESS CONFERENCE CANBERRA E&OE… Topics: Australia COVID update; vaccine booster program; Omicron BA.2 sub variant; GREG HUNT: Good morning everybody. I’m pleased to be joined today by Professor Michael Kidd, the Deputy Chief Medical…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE 31 January 2022 Over four million additional Australians are now eligible for their COVID-19 booster dose from today, with the Australian Government shortening the interval for when a person becomes eligible for their booster from four months to three…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care The Hon. Angus Taylor MP Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 30 January 2022 Labor Leader Anthony Albanese has revealed he is making it up, with no plan for managing the pandemic. He is a…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE 29 January 2022 From 1 February, thousands of Australians with a relapsed and/or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma will have access to a new treatment through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Lymphomas refer…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 28 January 2022 PRESS CONFERENCE CANBERRA E&OE… Topics: TGA approved Pfizer vaccine to be used as a booster for 16 and 17 year olds GREG HUNT: Well, welcome everybody. I’m delighted to be joined today by Professor…