E&OE… Topics: Labor’s hospital funding lie; medical research; terrorism; environment policy; obesity STEVE AUSTIN: Well my guest is Federal Health Minster Greg Hunt. He’s in Brisbane today to announce research funding or funding for medical research in Brisbane, we’ve asked him in the studio. Minister, thanks for coming in. GREG HUNT: Good morning Steve. STEVE…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: $5.2 million to support medical research and medical breakthroughs; Labor’s hospital funding lie IAN FRASER: My name is Professor Ian Fraser and I’m here in my capacity as chair of the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board, advisory to the Minister Greg Hunt on the use of the Medical Research Future Fund. And it’s…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coalition’s commitment to public hospitals and private health insurance, Labor’s plan to scrap the private health insurance rebate. GREG HUNT: I just want to respond to a story in the papers this morning about private health insurance and public hospitals. The story does not reflect Government policy. It will not be Government policy.…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coalition’s commitment to fully fund the NDIS, Labor’s refusal to fund the NDIS, Medicare, Cricket Australia, National Sport Plan BARRIE CASSIDY: Minister, good morning. Welcome. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Barry. BARRIE CASSIDY: That issue around fairness, it continually comes back to the question of the company tax cuts and that low and middle-income…
DetailsE&OE… SPEECH: Thank you very much to Michael. I have to say my first call after the Prime Minister rang me and offered me the current role was in fact to Michael Gannon. I didn’t realise how he dressed in his private time and he hasn’t taught me the secret handshake yet. But ever since…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: National Sport Plan; sport integrity tribunal; sports lottery; AFL; Essendon; Richmond Tigers FRANCIS LEACH: Greg Hunt is the Federal Minister for Sport, he’s been good enough to join us today. G’day Greg, how are you going? GREG HUNT: I am very well, thank you. FRANCIS LEACH: So where’s this proposal come from? GREG…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: National Sport Plan; Labor’s spilt over the Medicare levy; same sex marriage ASHLEIGH GILLON: Earlier, I spoke with the Minister for Health and Sport, GREG HUNT. I started by asking him if the Government is willing to compromise and change the point at which the increased Medicare levy kicks in. Right now, it’s…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: 75th anniversary event of the “Forgotten People” speech by Sir Robert Menzies; National Sport Plan; STEVE PRICE: Joining me in the studio two Victorian federal MPs, both cabinet ministers, Greg Hunt who is of course the Health Minister and Minister for Sport who’s been talking about his sports lottery today. Welcome. GREG HUNT:…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: $4.8 million new pathology centre at Bunbury Regional Hospital; Budget; PBS listings; WA shark policy NOLA MARINO: Well, I think it’s just fantastic to have the Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt here in the southwest of Western Australia, particularly in this wonderful laboratory and the investment of the Federal Government in this. GREG…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: New headspace for Mandurah ANDREW HASTIE: Well, good afternoon everyone. It is my absolute pleasure to welcome the Health Minister Greg Hunt to the Peel region, specifically at the Billy Dower Centre today in Mandurah. It’s a very important announcement that he’s about to make, but I just want to seed it within…
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