World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year. It raises awareness across the world and in the community about HIV and AIDS. It is a day for people to show their support for people living with HIV and to remember and honour those who we have lost. In the 2019–20 Budget,…
More than one year on from the first ever National Action Plan for Endometriosis, the Morrison Government is continuing to support women and girls with endometriosis. Endometriosis affects at least one in ten girls and women, leading to severe chronic pain and, in some cases, infertility. Since the release of the Action Plan…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with or at risk of diabetes-related foot problems and amputations, will receive increased support thanks to a new Morrison Government-funded initiative. The Government will invest $6 million over two years to fund the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Diabetic Foot Complication Project. The Project aims to reduce…
The Morrison Government is taking strong action to respond to the three priority areas identified in the Aged Care Royal Commission’s Interim Report released on October 31, by increasing home care packages, reducing chemical restraints, and getting younger people out of residential aged care. The Royal Commission’s interim report is clear – as a country,…
E&OE… Topics: New medicines to be listed on the PBS; David Roberts GREG HUNT: I’m delighted to be here today at the Royal North Shore Private Hospital with Trent Zimmerman, Member for North Sydney, Professor Stephen Clarke, Dr Matthew Greenwood and Bill Petch who is from the Leukaemia Foundation. We’re really thrilled…
The Morrison Government has taken another important step in its ‘Towards Zero’ suicide prevention goal, with phase two of the Black Dog Institute’s Centre of Research Excellence in Suicide Prevention (CRESP II) officially launched in Sydney today. Supported by a $2.5 million Government investment, the Centre’s research will focus on the early detection of…
Australians living with non-small cell lung cancer and early stage acute lymphoblastic leukaemia will be able to access better treatment options with new listings on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) coming into effect on 1 December 2019. More than 2,200 patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer will now be able to access Keytruda® (pembrolizumab)…
Today marks the start of National Skin Cancer Action Week, a reminder to all Australians of the importance of staying protected in the sun. Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. This includes Melanoma and non-Melanoma skin cancers. Melanoma is expected to be the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer,…
Australians suffering from debilitating rare cancers and diseases will experience new hope, thanks to the largest investment in clinical trials in any single round in Australian history. Through its landmark Medical Research Future Fund, the Morrison Government is investing $55 million to research rare cancers and diseases. Under the round, the Government is…
Today is World Diabetes Day—an important awareness raising initiative that this year focuses on the role family plays in managing, treating and identifying diabetes. To mark the day, the Morrison Government has announced the Type 1 Diabetes Management in Schools program will commence in early 2020, in readiness for the new school year. …