The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE Two clinical trials which could save lives through new therapies to treat breast cancers that have low rates of survival have been funded, thanks to the Morrison Government. Tragically, young women diagnosed with breast cancer have a higher rate…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE Many of us have New Year’s resolutions but the most important one all Australians can make in 2022 is to get any health checks they put aside during the pandemic. With the heavy focus on COVID-19 for the past…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE The Morrison Government continues to make important, life changing medicines available to Australians at affordable prices through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), including a new treatment for Australians with bowel cancer. From 1 January 2022, Australians living with an…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care The Hon. Ken Wyatt AM MP Minister for Indigenous Australians JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Morrison Government will invest a further $187.8 million in the highly successful Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) program which is designed to reduce smoking in Aboriginal and Torres…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE The Morrison Government is investing more than $15 million in 19 innovative research projects that will drive better health care through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Development Grant scheme. The grants will support researchers undertaking health…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE The measures put in place by the Australian Government to protect remote communities in the Northern Territory facing a COVID-19 outbreak have ended. The determination under section 477 of the Commonwealth Biosecurity Act 2015 prevented people from entering or…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care Professor Paul Kelly Australian Government Chief Medical Officer JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Australians who have completed their primary course of COVID-19 vaccination no less than four months ago, will now be able to receive a booster dose from 4 January 2022, providing…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE The Morrison Government’s ongoing reforms to private health insurance have contributed to the lowest annual average premium change for consumers since 2001, which will be 2.70 percent in 2022. The 2022 premium change is not only the lowest over two…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE High numbers of Australians continue to receive the medical care they need at no cost to themselves, with recent data showing almost 9 out of 10 visits to the GP in the last quarter were provided with no out-of-pocket cost…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Government is ensuring the COVID-19 vaccine booster rollout continues at pace, investing over $120 million to support additional financial incentives for General Practice, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, Commonwealth Vaccination Clinics and community pharmacists providing booster vaccines in…