With approximately 20,000 Australians dying each year from tobacco-related illness, the Australian Government is investing $3 million through Cancer Council Victoria towards a new national best practice support service for nicotine cessation to ensure these health professional have up-to-date evidence-based resources. Additional initiatives in the 2021–22 Budget aimed at encouraging people to quit smoking…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 30 May 2021 PRESS CONFERENCE CANBERRA E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Update; Outbreak in Australia; Federal Government support for Victoria. GREG HUNT: I’m delighted to be joined today by Professor Brendan Murphy, the Secretary of the Department…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 28 May 2021 PRESS CONFERENCE CANBERRA E&OE… Topics: Vaccine rollout, Victorian lockdown. GREG HUNT: Good afternoon everyone. I’m joined by the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, and the Head of the Vaccines Coordination Program, Commodore Eric…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 28 May 2021 INTERVIEW WITH KARL STEFANOVIC AND ALLISON LANGDON THE TODAY SHOW E&OE… Topics: COVID vaccination update KARL STEFANOVIC: Hey, Health Minister Greg Hunt joins us now from Canberra. Minister, you’ve obviously never seen a more…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 27 May 2021 INTERVIEW WITH LEIGH SALES ABC 7.30 E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 vaccination rollout, COVID Outbreak in Victoria, Hotel Quarantine LEIGH SALES: The Health Minister Greg Hunt joins me now live from Canberra. Thanks for your time…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care Senator the Hon. Richard Colbeck Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services Minister for Sport JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Government has taken an important step to deliver its reforms to aged care by introducing the first legislation in response…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care The Hon. Nola Marino MP Assistant Minister for Regional Development & Territories Federal Member for Forrest Nicolle Flint MP Federal Member for Boothby JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Australian women with confirmed or suspected endometriosis can expect better diagnosis and treatment, following…
The Australian Government is increasing its efforts to promote cancer screenings to support and improve outcomes for all Australians, including $9.7 million for a new National Bowel Cancer Screening Program awareness campaign. The campaign will aim to increase the numbers of Australians taking their free bowel cancer test and will focus on men aged 50…
The Australian Government is releasing an additional 130,000 vaccines to support Victoria to accelerate vaccinations in the state, including in the Whittlesea Local Government Area. This support will be provided through an immediate release of 40,000 doses this week and an additional 15,000 doses each week for six weeks. Further, from Monday, the…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 25 May 2021 INTERVIEW WITH JIM WILSON 2GB E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 vaccination rollout JIM WILSON: Now, plenty of feedback from you about whether we need an ad campaign to encourage people to get the COVID vaccine. …