The Hon Christopher Pyne MP - Media Items

June 2005

28 June 2005

Funding for drug detox unit in Orange

Funding of $1.5 million has been offered over two years for the Lyndon Withdrawal Unit at Orange.

24 June 2005

Tools for drug and alcohol workers – Drug Action Week

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, has launched a kit to help drug and alcohol workers improve their clinical skills.

24 June 2005

Health messages on the cards for Indigenous Australia–Drug Action Week

Messages about the dangers of alcohol and other drugs will literally be put into the hands of Indigenous communities, with a new set of playing cards.

22 June 2005

Drinking: teenagers are responsible for their own actions

Teenagers must begin to accept some responsibility for their own drinking habits, Christopher Pyne, the Parliamentary Secretary for Health, said at the opening of the Underage Drinking Forum hosted by Senator Guy Barnett at Parliament House.

22 June 2005

Smoking and pregnancy – Drug Action Week

A national expert advisory group has been formed to advise and assist the Australian Government on effective initiatives to stop smoking by pregnant women.

21 June 2005

Drug Action Week – focus on treatment

Today is the second day of the Drug Action Week 2005, a national event organised by the Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA) to raise community awareness about drug issues.

20 June 2005

Launch of Drug Action Week 2005

Today marks the start of Drug Action Week 2005, organised by the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA) to raise community awareness about drug issues.

16 June 2005

First Australian National Autism Forum

Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Christopher Pyne, announced an investment of $50,000 for a study into how national consistency and uniformity for autism services targeting 0-5 year olds could be achieved.

08 June 2005

Suicide prevention strengthened

Suicide prevention in Australia has been strengthened with the announcement of several new projects under the Australian Government’s National Suicide Prevention Strategy.

07 June 2005

New mental health and suicide prevention resource launched

Teachers and students in vocational training and education (VTE) now have more help in learning about and understanding mental health, mental illness and suicide prevention, with the launch of a new teaching resource.

02 June 2005

Health regulator aims for better communications

Consultation by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) with industry, health care practitioners and consumers is being improved following a review of the regulator's stakeholder consultative arrangements.