E&OE… Topics: support for Victoria Government re coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne; NSW and Victorian border closure; Regional communities. LISA MILLAR: Let’s bring in the Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt. Minister, good morning, welcome to Breakfast. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Lisa. LISA MILLAR: Lots to get through this morning so we’ll crack on. Is it out…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Lockdown in Melbourne Hotspots; Failures in Hotel Quarantine; Mandatory testing; Close the Gap Draft Report. PETER STEFANOVIC: Well joining me now is Health Minister, Greg Hunt. Minister, good morning to you. Thanks so much for joining us. So, first of all, what’s your reaction to those developments that are on…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Hotel quarantine in Victoria; Local lockdowns in Victoria; LEILA MCKINNON: Minister Hunt, thank you for joining us. Let’s have a look at this Sydney case. This man was in hotel quarantine in Victoria and tested positive, but was released, and has tested positive in the community in Sydney now. How…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus cases in Victoria; Lockdown in 36 Suburbs in Melbourne; Mandatory testing. SAMANTHA ARMYTAGE: Residents in 36 suburbs across Melbourne went into lockdown overnight as the state recorded its fifth straight day of more than 40 new cases of coronavirus. The restrictions came into force at midnight, and residents in…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: COVID-19 cases in Victoria; usage of masks to combat COVID-19; LEIGH SALES: Thanks for your time today Minister. GREG HUNT: It’s a pleasure. LEIGH SALES: Are the growing numbers in Victoria the result of more testing or something else? GREG HUNT: The best advice that I have is…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Federal Government commitment of $35 million to rare cancers, rare diseases medical research; spike in COVID cases in Victoria; COVID advice to multicultural communities; testing clinics; hotel quarantine.. DR SHELLEY DOLAN: Good morning everybody. My name is Dr Shelley Dolan, and I am very, very privileged to be the Chief Executive…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Infection spike in Victoria; potential for localised shutdowns; COVID-19 vaccine development; international borders. FRAN KELLY: Greg Hunt, welcome to RN Breakfast. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Fran. FRAN KELLY: The Prime Minister wants the states to get back to business as usual. That’s despite the infection spike we’re seeing in…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: COVID-19 Update; Black Lives Matter Protest; COVID-19 Vaccines; $12 million for research to improve treatment of cardiovascular disease and stroke patients. KARL STEFANOVIC: Well Victoria recorded its biggest increase of coronavirus cases in over a month; 21 new cases recorded in the state yesterday, six of which are believed to have…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update; BLM protests; Indigenous infant mortality rates; Indigenous health research announcement; New Zealand approach to COVID-19; The COVIDSafe app; Opening international borders; Australia’s preparedness for a second wave; Efforts to produce a COVID-19 vaccine. DAVID SPEERS: Minister, welcome to the program. GREG HUNT: Morning, David. DAVID SPEERS: Let’s just start on this…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Black Lives Matter protests in Australia, maintaining mass gathering restrictions. PETA CREDLIN: Well over the weekend as you all saw right around the country, thousands took part in rallies branded Black Lives Matter, despite health advice from some of the country’s leading medical experts to stay home. Well now the…
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