E&OE… Topics: New social distancing restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus; schools; border closure; testing NATALIE BARR: Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt joins us now from Canberra. Would these new measures have been brought in today if the states hadn’t actually pushed for them? GREG HUNT: Good morning. Well, what we’ve…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: COVID-19 update; Testing figures; $13m MRFF funding announcement; $2m Doherty Institute funding announcement; University of Queensland research; Bondi Beach, Ruby Princess cruise ship; travel bans; stimulus package. GREG HUNT: Around the world there are now over 253,000 cases and, sadly, 11,000 lives have been lost. In Australia the latest update…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Update on Government’s coronavirus measures; flattening the curve; ICU beds; medical equipment; schools CHRISSIE SWAN: Hello, Greg. Thank you so much for joining us, Mr Hunt. GREG HUNT: Good morning. CHRISSIE SWAN: The Honourable Mr Hunt. GREG HUNT: Yes. Good morning everybody. CHRISSIE SWAN: We’ve got so…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: update on Government’s coronavirus measures; border closure; testing; telehealth; measures to prevent medicine hoarding NATALIE BARR: Let’s get more on the Government’s tough new virus measures. For more, I’m joined by Greg Hunt. Thanks for your time this morning, Minister. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Nat. NATALIE BARR: We’ve…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update; Testing kits; Fever clinics; Medicine shortage; DEBORAH KNIGHT: I cannot believe what’s happening in this country right now. We’ve got panic buying. We’ve got hoarding. My chicken man that I told you about, overwhelmed with orders for birds and chook feed. And now, people are stripping the shelves…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update; schools; food supply PETER OVERTON: With a sixth death today in Australia the Prime Minister has certainly taken the helm on battling the corona outbreak. But he is not a one-man band and right beside him is Health Minister, Greg Hunt. I spoke to him earlier, and began…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update; 97,000 new testing kits; guidelines on testing; indoor gatherings; schools; AFL. TOM ELLIOTT: Alright, as promised, our next guest is the Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt. Mr Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: Good afternoon, Tom. TOM ELLIOTT: Well, I know you’re extraordinarily busy, so I do…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update; food supplies; caring for our vulnerable MICK MOLLOY: That’s probably the most important hit-out we’ve had from the Prime Minister so far, pretty much a laying down the law address, and to talk through that and other issues we have Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, on the line now. I should…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus test updates; Travel advice and border closures; 97,000 new testing kits; Testing criteria; School closures; Mass gatherings; Liberal Party donor tested positive; Has Minister Hunt been tested? SABRA LANE: The World Health Organization is encouraging countries to test, test, test, yet until now, Australia has strictly limited tests to people…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update; 97,000 new testing kits; Self-isolating; Vaccinations. KARL STEFANOVIC: Well the world is racing to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus but in Australia, the number of people infected continues to rise with more than 400 confirmed cases across the nation. ALLISON LANGDON: With Aussies now pushing for…
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