E&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update; potential easing of restrictions; elective surgery; international travel; Virgin Australia JASE: Greg Hunt is the Minister for Health. He’s joining us on the air this morning. Good to have you back Greg. Cheers for your time mate. GREG HUNT: And good morning. No, it’s a real pleasure to be with you.…
E&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update; potential easing of restrictions; elective surgery; flu vaccine; international flights. ALAN JONES: I’ve got the Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, on the line. He’s a good person this man, he’s done a fabulous job through all of this. But of course you won’t be reading the Turnbull book – I certainly…
E&OE… Topics: Record 16.5 million flu vaccine doses to protect Australians; 58 million face masks arrive to protect health workers from COVID-19; independent global review into the coronavirus; Immigration; Malcolm Turnbull; update on the coronavirus response. GREG HUNT: Today is about taking care of our health workers, it’s about taking care of the capacity in…
E&OE… Topics: Elective surgery; IVF; Easing of restrictions; WHO funding MELISSA DOYLE Minister, thank you so much for making the time today. I want to ask you how likely it is that elective surgery including IVF will resume next week? GREG HUNT: Elective surgery is being considered by the National Cabinet next week, and I…
E&OE… Topics: Tasmanian outbreak; Testing; Coronavirus origins; WHO; TRACY GRIMSHAW: Minister, thank you for your time. I want to start by talking to you about this outbreak in Tasmania. There are some conflicting stories coming out. First, the Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy said there’d be an illegal dinner party attended by healthcare workers, then…
E&OE… Topics: Loosening social restrictions; Social distancing rules; Mental health; LISA WILKINSON: Well, Health Minister Greg Hunt is in charge of finding that balance. Minister, to make this all work would you consider relaxing some of the more confusing restrictions in order to keep us all united in flattening this curve? GREG HUNT: So it…
E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 testing; planning the easing of restrictions; contact tracing app; elective surgery; Personal Protective Equipment DAVID KOCH: For more, we’re joined by Health Minister, Greg Hunt. Minister, thanks for your time again this morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning. DAVID KOCH: Look, we have one of the most rigorous coronavirus testing systems in the…
E&OE… Topics: $3.3 million for mobile testing in rural and Indigenous communities; schools; flattening the curve; face masks; mental health impacts of COVID-19 PETER STEFANOVIC: Well, joining us now is the Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt – Minister, good morning to you. Thanks so much for joining us. So first of all,…
E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 update; flattening the curve; outbreak in north-west Tasmania; wet markets; social distancing restrictions; Job Seeker & Job Keeper packages LISA MILLAR: Let’s get more and bring in the Federal Health Minister, Greg blunt- Hunt, from his electorate on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. Minister, good morning. I said blunt…
E&OE… Topics: Donating blood; COVID-10 updates; Coronavirus research and treatment funding announcement; APPRISE funding; Vaccinations; Current treatments; Superannuation, Social distancing restrictions; Outbreak in North Tasmania; Mental health of return travellers; ICU survival rates. GREG HUNT: Cross Lifeblood, obviously one of the great blood supply institutions in the world, and it sits behind so…