The Liberal National Government is providing the medical research sector a $32 million boost over four years to help researchers make their medical breakthroughs a commercial success. Funded through the landmark Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), the Researcher Exchange and Development within Industry (REDI) grant initiative will assist Australian researchers gain access to entrepreneurial…
The Liberal National Government will support the mental health of expectant and new parents with $26 million for a new Perinatal Mental Health and Wellbeing Program. The impending birth and arrival of a baby—the perinatal period—brings incredible joy as well as new challenges and responsibilities which can be overwhelming. Each year, an estimated…
E&OE… Topics: New $662 million aged care package to support senior Australians; aged care royal commission; retiree’s tax; federal election. ALLISON LANGDON: Well, the Government has just announced a massive funding boost for the aged care sector meaning elderly residents will be able to stay at home for longer. A massive $662…
E&OE… Topics: $25 million for Peel Health Campus; Sustainable Health Review; Donations; Flinders MARGARET STURDY: Hello. I’m Margaret Sturdy, I’m the Chief Executive Officer of Peel Health Campus. It gives me great delight today to introduce the Member for Canning Andrew Hastie to our site, who will introduce the federal Minister for Health.…
E&OE… Topics: $10 million for research into precision medicines; Stirling; Labor’s tax policy GREG HUNT: It’s great to be here with Ben Morton and Andrew Hastie and Steve Irons. Today’s a great day for WA. Today’s a great day for Australia. And potentially, it’s a great day for the world. The…
The Liberal National Government will invest $25 million to upgrade the Peel Health Campus (PHC) in Western Australia, improving important health services for people in Mandurah and the Peel region. An investment of $21 million through our Government’s Community Health and Hospitals Fund will deliver the expansion of the Emergency Department, the construction of…
The Liberal National Government is investing $10 million in research that will help use a person’s DNA and their environment to help create personalised medicine for a multitude of medical conditions including obesity, autism, and type 2 diabetes. The funding will go to the Perth-based Australian National Phenome Centre at Murdoch University, which is…
The Liberal National Government will expand its MRI program to 50 new MRI licences, giving patients from all around Australia access to life saving scans. As we mark World Cancer Day, this investment will allow patients to access Medicare-subsidised lifesaving scans for cancer as well as stroke, heart and other medical conditions. An…
The Liberal National Government will provide $54.5 million for research that will give new hope and support to the more than 120,000 Australian children and adults living with type 1 diabetes. The funding is provided through the Government’s landmark Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Australia will receive $25 million…
E&OE… Topics: Flinders; My Health Record JON FAINE: Former Liberal but now independent member of the federal parliament Julia Banks has confirmed that she will run in Flinders against the Health Minister and Member for Flinders Greg Hunt. So that means that Oliver Yates from the Clean Energy Fund is running against…