Call for new Advisers on Mental Health Research

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE     The Australian Government is calling on the nation’s best and brightest mental health researchers, clinicians, implementation experts, and consumer and carer representatives to help inform the future of research in this vital area.   Expressions of interest are invited…

$85 million to Explore Australian and Global Health Challenges

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   22 October 2021   $85 million to explore Australian and global health challenges   Seventeen multidisciplinary research teams will each receive $5 million in funding from the Australian Government to find solutions to major questions in human health that cannot…

Transcript – Interview – Jim Wilson, 2GB Drive

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   TRANSCRIPT   21 October 2021   INTERVIEW WITH JIM WILSON 2GB DRIVE   E&OE…                       Topics: Vaccine milestone, WA vaccination rates, booster shots, international students.   JIM WILSON: A major vaccine milestone for Australia has been reached. Our country now officially has 70…

$25 million to boost stem cell research in Australia

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   The Morrison Government is boosting Australian led stem cell research through $25 million in grants, to help find and develop innovative, safe and effective treatments for devastating diseases and injuries.   Through the Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), the…

Transcript – Interview – Stephen Cenatiempo, 2CC Breakfast

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health   TRANSCRIPT   19 October 2021   INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN CENATIEMPO 2CC BREAKFAST   E&OE…                       Topics: COVID-19 treatments; COVID-19 vaccine rollout.   STEPHEN CENATIEMPO: Well, a lot of talk around, of course, about vaccines for the coronavirus at the moment, with the ACT now surpassing the…

Head to Health pop-up Mental Health Clinic to Support Canberrans

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   Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja Minister for International Development and the Pacific Senator for the ACT   JOINT MEDIA RELEASE   18 October 2021  …

Transcript – Press Conference – Canberra

  The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   TRANSCRIPT   17 October 2021   PRESS CONFERENCE CANBERRA   E&OE…                       Topics: New COVID-19 treatments; vaccination update; Doherty modelling, border restrictions; Environment.   GREG HUNT: I’m delighted to be joined today by the Chief Medical Officer of Australia Professor Paul Kelly,…

Australia Secures Additional COVID-19 Treatments

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   The Australian Government has secured access to two additional COVID-19 treatments to support the National Plan to Transition Australia’s COVID-19 response, following expert medical advice.   Under a new agreement with Roche Products Pty Ltd, Australia will be supplied with…

More Australians set to Receive a Free Shingles Vaccine  

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   Australians aged between 71-79 years will continue to be able to receive a free Zostavax® shingles vaccine, with the Morrison Government extending the program for another two years to 31 October 2023.   Shingles is a painful rash which can…

Extending Support for Australian Families Following Infant Loss

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   15 October 2021   Extending support for Australian families following infant loss   The Morrison Government is providing $400,000 to fund an extension of the highly regarded Red Nose Hospital to Home Program for a further six months, which provides…