World-leading treatment, care and support for young Australians battling cancer is now a step closer, with the sod turned on the Sydney Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre site in Randwick. Funded in part by the Morrison Government, the $658 million redevelopment will house a state-of-the-art paediatric hospital and research facility, transforming child and adolescent health by…
Labor has again been caught out on health policy in the election campaign. Today’s announcement from Mr Albanese on Telehealth ignores the medical advice and risks rural health services. It comes after the Government’s reforms led to record Telehealth psychiatric consultations in January and February this year – up 33% prior to the…
In an embarrassing start to the 2022 election campaign, Labor has been caught out lying again when it comes to their record in health. During his appearance on Insiders this morning, Labor Deputy Leader Richard Marles made an astonishing attempt to re-write history, claiming that while in government, his party did not stop listing…
Leading Australian researchers will receive $15 million from the Morrison Government to determine the safety, efficacy and feasibility of implementing mitochondrial donation reproductive technology following the passing of Maeve’s Law. Mitochondrial diseases are genetic, often inherited disorders that are debilitating and can be fatal. In Australia, approximately one child each week is born with…
From May 1, the second, prescription-only, COVID-19 oral treatment will be available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for Australians at high risk of developing severe COVID-19. Paxlovid® (nirmatrelvir + ritonavir) is an oral anti-viral medicine which can be used by patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of developing…
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 MEDIA RELEASE 5 April 2022 Australian parents will soon have access to new tools to better support the mental health and wellbeing…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE 4 April 2022 The Morrison Government has appointed mental health experts to the Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission, who will guide research into mental health, including looking at prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Almost one in four Australians…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash Attorney-General Minister for Industrial Relations JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 4 April 2022 The Morrison Government is investing an additional $11 million to better protect and improve supports for workers in dust generating industries and their families.…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 25 March 2022 SPEECH – AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF POLICY AND SCIENCE’S POST BUDGET BREAKFAST CANBERRA GREG HUNT: Well, it’s a little bit like attending your own eulogy, isn’t it? To Biljana, to Maria, to Peter. And then I…
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 MEDIA RELEASE 1 April 2022 Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islanders now have access to a new 24/7 national crisis support telephone service, ensuring…
