E&OE… Topics: $47 million for headspace to support youth mental health; beyondblue MESHEL LAURIE: We welcome to the program Federal Minister for Health, Greg Hunt. Hi Greg. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Meshel. MESHEL LAURIE: Hey, great news today. Can you please tell the listeners who haven’t caught up with it yet…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: $47 million for headspace to support youth mental health; superannuation MATT DORAN: The Government is investing a further $47 million to support the mental wellbeing of young Australians. One in four young Aussies aged 16 to 24 experience mental illness in any given year. EDWINA BARTHOLOMEW: It is a huge…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Immunisation rates – No Jab, No Pay; Labor’s poor record on PBS; CFMEU; record child immunisation rates CHRIS KENNY: Now there has been a lot on focus in vaccination in recent years, the lack of vaccination in our communities. There some good news here that the No Jab, No Pay policy…
DetailsE&OE… Topics; Labor’s private health insurance policy forcing regional hospitals to cut services; Mavenclad listed on the PBS for MS MICHAEL MCLAREN: Look, from that back into the real world – good news for multiple sclerosis sufferers this Christmas Eve because patients are set to save $54,000 a year after the drug Mavenclad…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: $110 million support for young Australians with severe mental illness; CAR-T Therapy; health insurance costs; sugar tax TOM CONNELL: Let’s go to our next interview of the day though, Health Minister Greg Hunt has been good enough to join us in Brisbane where, well, plenty of announcements lately, Minister, but let’s…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: $185 million for dementia and ageing medical research PANKAJ SAH: So I’d like to begin by acknowledging the Jagara and the (inaudible) people – the Traditional Owners of this land. I went to a meeting today. It gives me great pleasure to welcome the Honourable Greg Hunt, Minister for Health;…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Boosting support for older Australians with a $550 million aged care package GREG HUNT: Thanks very much to Luke and to Paul and the invitation to be here in Petrie and in BallyCara, in particular. Luke, I have to acknowledge is, exactly as Carrie-Anne said, one of the hardest working…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Boosting support for older Australians JOHN STANLEY: The government is announcing a significant increase in spending on older Australians; we know about the aged care issue. I did mention earlier in the program that there’s a number which I’ve heard, which is that there are 1000 people turning 85 every…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: $1.25 billion Community Health and Hospitals program; More than $500 million for medical research projects; Queensland health funding STEVE AUSTIN: The federal government, the Health Minister, the Prime Minister announced $1.5 billion plus extra money for health at the Council of Australian Governments Meeting today. The federal government argues the extra…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: More than $500 million for medical research projects; first dedicated Medicare item for eating disorder; $1.25 billion Community Health and Hospitals program LEON BYNER: Let’s talk to the federal Health Minister, and wish him merry Christmas, Greg Hunt. Hi. GREG HUNT: Good morning Leon. LEON BYNER: Tell me, first…
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