New Board to Guide Research Funding

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   The Morrison Government has announced the new membership of the expert advisory board that will chart the nation’s research strategy for the next five years to support our best and brightest medical researchers and innovators.   The Australian Medical Research…

$4 Million for Traumatic Brain Injury Research

The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   To help support Australians living with and recovering from a traumatic brain injury, the Morrison Government is launching the latest round of the traumatic brain injury grants, which opens today.   Medical research is our best hope of discovering better…

Boosting COVID-19 Vaccination Support for Indigenous Australians

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   The Hon. Ken Wyatt AM MP Minister for Indigenous Australians   MEDIA RELEASE   The Australian Government is further boosting the vaccination program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across 30 priority areas to ensure all Australians can access a COVID-19 vaccine.…

Transcript – Press Conference – Canberra

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   TRANSCRIPT   14 September 2021   PRESS CONFERENCE CANBERRA   E&OE…                       Topics: new grant programs for NHMRC; vaccine rollout; ACT lockdown; rapid testing     GREG HUNT: Thanks very much. I’m delighted to be joined today by Professor Alison McMillan, the Chief…

Transcript – Interview – Neil Mitchell, 3AW

  The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   TRANSCRIPT   13 September 2021   INTERVIEW WITH NEIL MITCHELL 3AW MORNINGS   E&OE…                       Topics: Victoria vaccine supply update; Vaccine blitz in Victoria suburbs; Moderna.   NEIL MITCHELL: Okay, the Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, has joined us now. There’s a…

Transcript – Press Conference – Canberra

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   TRANSCRIPT   12 September 2021   PRESS CONFERENCE CANBERRA   E&OE…                       Topics: Additional vaccines; First Things First campaign;   GREG HUNT: And good afternoon, everybody. I’m delighted to be joined in Canberra by the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Sonya Bennett and…

VIC Vaccine Blitz with Focus on North West Melbourne

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   Residents in Melbourne’s north and west will benefit from additional vaccines and a rapid expansion of vaccination sites across the region as part of a three-week vaccination blitz.   To assist these communities and all Victorians, the Commonwealth will surge…