For many, Christmas and New Year is a time of celebration with family, friends and loved ones. However, the end of year holiday season can also be a time when many people experience stress, anxiety, depression, or social isolation. Over this period, I want to encourage those seeking help to visit the Head…
The Liberal National Government will invest in world leading cancer research that will focus on more accurate diagnosis, more effective treatments and improved survivorship of a broad range of cancers. Our Government, through Cancer Australia, will invest $7.1 million in research grants, with an additional $4.7 million contributed by funding partners Cancer Council Australia,…
More Australians are visiting their doctor without having to pay a cent, with new data showing a record GP bulk billing rate for the September quarter. The data for the first quarter of the 2018-19 financial year has the GP bulk billing rate at a record 86.1 per cent. This is 0.2 per…
The Liberal National Government is providing $110 million so a number of headspace centres around the country can continue to provide specialist clinical services for young people at the early stages of severe mental illness. Federal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, said the two-year funding will go to continue the Early…
The Liberal National Government is providing $110 million so a number of headspace centres around the country can continue to provide specialist clinical services for young people at the early stages of severe mental illness. The two-year funding will go to continue the Early Psychosis Youth Services (EPYS) program at 14 different headspace centres…
The Liberal National Government’s reforms to make private health insurance simpler and more affordable have delivered the lowest annual premium change in 18 years. The average premium change for 2019, which will take effect on 1 April, will be 3.25 per cent, down over 40 per cent since Labor’s last year in office. This is the…
The Liberal National Government will support our older Australians and our ageing population with a $185 million medical research package focused on ageing, aged care and dementia. The 10-year Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission is funded through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and its focus will include: Dementia (diagnosis, treatment and prevention) Fall…
The Liberal National Government has invested a further $512 million in strengthening primary care to support Australia’s doctors and specialists to deliver improved access and outcomes for patients. $318 million will directly benefit GPs in their important role keeping people healthy and out of hospital, and in managing what can be challenging chronic conditions…
The Liberal National Government has made major investments in health with an additional one billion dollars for primary care and aged care in 2018–19 MYEFO. We are investing $552 million in funding in aged care, including 10,000 high level home care packages so senior Australians can live in their home independently for as long…
The Liberal National Government is providing $5 million from the Australian Brain Cancer Mission to two leading oncology groups to improve outcomes for children and adults with brain cancer through high-quality clinical trials. The Australian and New Zealand Children’s Haematology Oncology Group (ANZCHOG) and Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology (COGNO), will each receive $2.5…