The Turnbull Coalition Government will develop a national plan to uncover new treatments and care options for more than 64,000 Australians affected by congenital/childhood heart disease. National Childhood Heart Disease Action Plan will be jointly developed with HeartKids, who will receive $150,000 to undertake this work. Congenital conditions, including congenital heart disease, are the leading…
E&OE… Topics: Launch of the National Childhood Heart Disease Action Plan; Labor’s plan to destroy private health insurance GREG HUNT: Today is a day of hope for parents of beautiful children with congenital heart disorder or heart disease. We know…
Multinational companies who attempt to avoid Australian taxes will see more loopholes closed under proposed new legislation. The Turnbull Government’s Multinational Anti-Avoidance Law (MAAL) took effect from 1 January 2016 and prevents multinationals from escaping Australian tax by using artificial or contrived arrangements to avoid having a taxable presence in Australia. Today the Government has…
E&OE… Topics: Private health insurance; COAG hospital agreement; Medicare and bulk-billing; Medical Research Future Fund; listing medicine on the PBS; rare cancers PETA CREDLIN: Joining me now live from Canberra is the federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. Thank you for your time, Minister. GREG…
Federal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP and members of his office will be hitting the streets of the electorate in the upcoming months as part of his mobile office initiative. The mobile offices, which will be manned by Minister Hunt and members of his staff, will give the opportunity for locals to…
E&OE… Topics: Record levels of Commonwealth funding for Australian hospitals LEON BYNER: So let’s talk to Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. Greg, thanks for being on the program… GREG HUNT: Good morning, Leon. LEON BYNER: Tell us, what is the fight basically about? GREG…
It is disappointing that Daniel Andrews has turned his back on more than $7 billion in additional funding for Victorian hospitals. Today he has put politics ahead of patients. We welcome the decision by the New South Wales and Western Australian Governments to sign onto an agreement that will deliver record funding for their hospitals. …
Jay Weatherill has today abandoned all South Australians, turning his back on more than $1.5 billion of additional funding for South Australian hospitals. He has chosen cheap politics ahead of better care for patients. We welcome the decision by the New South Wales and Western Australian Governments to sign onto an agreement that will deliver…
Federal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, has urged organisations in the Flinders community to apply for up to $40,000 worth of funding as part of the Local Drug Action Team (LDAT) program. The LDAT program provides funding for community groups to plan and execute programs that identify, respond to and prevent alcohol…
E&OE… Topics: Turnbull Government providing $3 million for ovarian cancer project, Bill Shorten’s economic recklessness, Newspoll VIRGINIA TRIOLI: The Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt joins us now from Canberra. Greg Hunt, good morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning. VIRGINIA TRIOLI: So, what's the project that…