The Turnbull Government is today launching Surf Life Saving Australia’s 2017 National Coastal Safety Report – which found that 116 people died from drowning around the Australian coastline in 2016-17. While this was down from the previous year, it was 10.5 per cent higher than 2014-15. It’s a timely reminder for swimmers of all abilities…
DetailsThe Turnbull Government will boost high performance sport funding with an additional $10 million as part of a targeted drive towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The extra investment will be injected across 18 Olympic and Paralympic sporting disciplines, supporting hundreds of athletes bound for Tokyo 2020. The Turnbull Government has previously boosted…
DetailsFederal Member for Flinders Greg Hunt MP today announced Government funding for three local projects to honour Australia’s wartime history. Minster Hunt said three Flinders community groups would receive a combined $5875 for projects as part of the Australian Government’s Saluting Their Service grants program. “It’s important that our community continues to honour the service…
DetailsThe Federal Coalition Government has guaranteed the provision of a safe, secure and affordable supply of plasma products and services with the signing of an important new agreement. The National Blood Authority has executed a new national contract with CSL Behring Australia for the manufacture and supply of fractionated blood plasma products. Plasma products are…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Private patients in public hospitals; same-sex marriage. LUKE GRANT: The Federal Minister for Health is Greg Hunt and he’s on the line. Greg, good to talk again, mate, and Merry Christmas to you. GREG HUNT: And good morning, Luke, and good morning to everybody who’s listening. LUKE GRANT: …
DetailsOnce again today we see Kristina Keneally continuing to make baseless claims about Medicare – and forgetting her appalling track record as Premier. It’s hardly surprising from the protégé of Obeid and Tripodi. The reality is you simply can’t believe anything Keneally says about health. Let’s look at some facts: Bulk billing rates in Bennelong…
DetailsThanks very much to Nicole. I heard the champagne corks going before I spoke. To you, for your immense passion and leadership, and Gai equally for yourself. To Catherine, this is a shared, utterly non-partisan – bipartisan is the wrong word – non-partisan commitment that I think Parliament and this Parliament will now take up. …
DetailsThe Turnbull Government will create the first National Action Plan for Endometriosis, providing much needed support for women who face this often misunderstood medical condition. The Plan will seek to improve the treatment, understanding and awareness of endometriosis, which affects around one in ten Australian women. It will be developed in collaboration with the Australian…
DetailsThe Turnbull Government is very concerned about the growing practice of private health insurance being charged by public hospitals for treatments that should be free. Figures released this week by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) show that state governments and hospitals are continuing to actively encourage patients to use their private health…
DetailsFederal Member for Flinders, Greg Hunt MP, is hopeful that the Federal Government’s ‘Real Skills for Real Careers’ initiative will help Flinders residents find the right training for the right job. The new initiative launched last month by the Turnbull Government will showcase and promote the diverse range of rewarding careers available through vocational education…
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