The Hon Tony Abbott MHR - Media Items
Listed below are media items for The Hon Tony Abbott MP, Former Minister for Health and Ageing
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Previous MinistersJune 2007
29 June 2007
State of our public hospitals
The latest State of our public hospitals report shows more people were admitted to Australian public hospitals in 2005–06 than in any previous year.
27 June 2007
Doorstop interview, Alice Springs
27 June 2007
Kava importation into Australia
The Commonwealth Government has moved to tighten import restrictions on kava. This has been necessary to combat kava abuse and significant associated health problems in Indigenous communities.
25 June 2007
Opal fuel effective against petrol sniffing
New evidence shows the introduction of non-sniffable Opal unleaded fuel throughout central Australia is proving effective in combating petrol sniffing.
25 June 2007
Interview with Fran Kelly ABC Radio National Breakfast
22 June 2007
Obstetrician locum relief pilot extended
The pilot of the Specialist Obstetrician Locum Scheme, which has helped to place and maintain obstetricians and gynaecologists in rural and remote areas by providing subsidised locum support, has been extended until September 2008.
19 June 2007
Around Australia in 40 Days Challenge
The Commonwealth Government has launched a new schools challenge to promote healthy, active lifestyles.
15 June 2007
National Institute for Complementary Medicine
The Australian Government will provide $4 million to the University of Western Sydney to help establish a National Institute for Complementary Medicine.
08 June 2007
APEC Health Ministers Meeting closes
The APEC Health Ministers Meeting closed on 8 June, with all 21 economies agreeing that any threat to the health of a population can have a devastating effect on prosperity.
08 June 2007
The flu and you: help stop the spread
‘The flu and you’ brochure and poster series will be distributed through general practices and community pharmacies to inform Australians how to reduce the spread of influenza.
08 June 2007
NHMRC ethics report
The Australian Government has released a report on ethical issues arising from consideration by Human Research Ethics Committees of health and medical research involving humans.
08 June 2007
Disease expert wins Health Minister’s Award for Excellence
Professor Jamie Rossjohn of Monash University has won the 2007 Commonwealth Health Minister's Award for Excellence.
07 June 2007
APEC health ministers meeting
The APEC Health Ministers Meeting is taking place in Sydney on 7-8 June and will focus on flu pandemic preparedness and the threat of disease outbreaks on world economies.
07 June 2007
New $3.85m community mental health centre opens its doors
The first of three purpose-built community centres to support people recovering from mental illnesses has opened in Adelaide.
07 June 2007
Exercise Cumpston 06 report
The Australian Government has released the report of Exercise Cumpston 06, the health simulation exercise held last October to test Australia’s preparedness for a pandemic influenza outbreak.
06 June 2007
Australia and Canada agreement on health cooperation
Australia and Canada have signed a historic agreement to share ideas on providing timely and equitable access to health care.
06 June 2007
New drugs for macular degeneration listed on PBS
Lucentis® (ranibizumab) will be listed from 1 August on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for the treatment of wet, age-related macular degeneration. As part of the arrangements for the PBS listing of Lucentis®, Visudyne®, presently available under a Health Program Grant, will be transferred for listing on the PBS.
01 June 2007
Crunch time comes for bowel cancer
The Australian Government has announced funding of $500,000 to help promote awareness of the prevention and early detection of bowel cancer. The announcement on 1 June marked the beginning of Bowel Cancer Awareness Week 2007, with the theme “Don’t die of embarrassment – talk to your doctor today”.
01 June 2007
Researchers awarded Healthy Start to Life grants
The Australian Government has awarded more than $6.2 million to Australian researchers to investigate how environmental and hereditary factors affect the health of Australian children. Seven research projects will be funded through the National Health and Medical Research Council’s A Healthy Start to Life for All Australians Strategic Awards and focus on early detection and prevention of children’s health problems.
01 June 2007
National Ethical Guidelines on Organ and Tissue Donation
The National Health and Medical Research Council has released National Ethical Guidelines on Organ and Tissue Donation. The guidelines were developed by the council's Australian Health Ethics Committee.