Additional COVID-19 Treatment for Australia

The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   8 August 2021   Additional COVID-19 treatment for Australia   Australians are set to have access to a new treatment for COVID-19, in addition to the continuously expanding vaccine rollout.   The Australian Government has secured an initial shipment of…

On-site Vaccinations for Aged Care and Disability Workers

The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   The Australian Government is supporting primary care COVID-19 vaccination providers to offer vaccinations to residential aged care and disability support workers through dedicated workplace-based clinics.   As part of ensuring residential aged care workers can access a COVID-19 vaccine ahead…

$300 million for Closing the Gap Indigenous Health Measures

The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP Minister for Indigenous Australians   JOINT MEDIA RELEASE   To support the Commonwealth’s first Closing the Gap Implementation Plan, the Morrison Government is investing over $300 million in health infrastructure and support to ensure Aboriginal and Torres…

Supporting Seniors with More Residential Care Places

  THE HON. GREG HUNT MP Federal Member for Flinders Minister for Health and Aged Care   SENATOR THE HON. RICHARD COLBECK Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services Minister for Sport   MEDIA RELEASE   Senior Australians across the Mornington Peninsula will benefit with additional residential care places from the single largest investment…

Lymphoma Patients to Benefit from New Cancer Therapy

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   Australians suffering from a rare type of blood cancer will now have access to a highly specialised CAR-T cell therapy, as the Morrison Government continues to invest in medical breakthroughs and new therapies that save lives and improve lives.  …

Personal Protective Equipment for Primary Health Networks in Queensland

The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   The Australian Government has today announced significant quantities of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be made available for GPs, community pharmacies and other healthcare providers across south east Queensland who need to see their patients within their practices. This decision…

Reducing the Cost of Medicines Through New PBS Listings

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   From August 1, the Morrison Government is listing a number of new medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to support thousands of Australians with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), high cholesterol and chronic migraine.   Australians patients with spinal muscular…

Eliminating Black Spots Across the Mornington Peninsula

THE HON. GREG HUNT MP Federal Member for Flinders Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   Motorists across the Mornington Peninsula are receiving a major road safety boost with the Morrison Government announcing it will invest over $3.2 million toward two projects under the 2021–22 Black Spot Program.   In Rye and…

$3.3 million to Support Australians Living with a Rare Disease

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care   MEDIA RELEASE   27 July 2021   $3.3 million to support Australians living with a rare disease   The Morrison Government is providing $3.3 million to support the approximate two million Australians living with a rare disease, providing them with support, raise awareness…