Labor’s GP plan falls apart at the seams

  The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   14 April 2022   Labor’s GP plan falls apart at the seams   Labor’s re-hash of the Rudd super clinics fiasco continues to disintegrate, with Labor admitting the program has not been costed by the independent Parliamentary Budget Office…

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Sod turned on Sydney Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre

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…

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Labor stumble again on health policy

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…

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Australian research to support children with Mitochondrial disease

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…

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