The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE 3 February 2022 From today, eligible Australians aged 16 and 17 years old will be able to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine, following recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI). There are approximately 580,000 16…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE 2 February 2022 The Australian Government has implemented further measures to protect remote communities during the current COVID-19 outbreak in the Northern Territory (NT). Remote communities in the NT continue to see escalating cases of COVID-19. The situation…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE 2 February 2022 The unique research expertise and clinical capabilities located in Victoria have come together in a new, multi-institutional partnership to fight childhood cancer. With the aid of a $9.6 million Morrison Government grant, the Victorian Paediatric…
THE HON. GREG HUNT MP Federal Member for Flinders Minister for Health and Aged Care SENATOR THE HON. BRIDGET MCKENZIE MP Minister for Regionalisation Regional Communications and Regional Education JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 2nd February 2022 The Morrison Government has announced that applications for Round Six of the Rural and Regional…
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 1 February 2022 $800 bonus to support Australia’s Aged Care workforce The Morrison Government will provide $210 million to support the aged care workforce…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE 31 January 2022 Over four million additional Australians are now eligible for their COVID-19 booster dose from today, with the Australian Government shortening the interval for when a person becomes eligible for their booster from four months to three…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care The Hon. Angus Taylor MP Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 30 January 2022 Labor Leader Anthony Albanese has revealed he is making it up, with no plan for managing the pandemic. He is a…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE 29 January 2022 From 1 February, thousands of Australians with a relapsed and/or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma will have access to a new treatment through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Lymphomas refer…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE 28 January 2022 The Australian Government welcomes the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 booster dose for young people aged 16–17 years old in Australia. The advice from the TGA is the first step of…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care The Hon. Jason Wood MP Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs Member for La Trobe JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 28 January 2022 Young people in the Cardinia Shire will soon have access to additional mental health support and…