The Hon Christopher Pyne MP - Media Items
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Previous MinistersFebruary 2006
23 February 2006
Program to break drug-crime cycle extended to Fairfield Local Court
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, and the NSW state Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General, Alison Megarrity, have announced the commencement of the Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) Program at the Fairfield Local Court.
21 February 2006
New chair for Australian National Council on Drugs
The Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Christopher Pyne, has welcomed the appointment of Dr John Herron to chair the Australian National Council on Drugs.
17 February 2006
More incentives to GPs to help patients with mental health problems
The Australian Government has abolished the annual limit on the number of Service Incentive Payments that can be claimed by a general practitioner for completing the 3 Step Mental Health Process, the Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Christopher Pyne, announced today.
14 February 2006
Marketing of breastmilk substitutes - new panel chair
The Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Christopher Pyne, today announced the appointment of Pru Goward as the new Chair of the Advisory Panel on the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula (APMAIF).
14 February 2006
Graphic images show effects of cigarettes
Graphic images that aim to shock Australian smokers by revealing the physical effects cigarettes have on the body are the focus of a new anti-smoking campaign officially launched today at Parliament House, Canberra.
10 February 2006
National Mental Health Plan welcomed
The Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Christopher Pyne, welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement at the Council of Australian Governments today of a major new focus on Mental Health.
03 February 2006
Hydroponic cannabis changes don’t go far enough
The Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Christopher Pyne, today welcomed the news that the New South Wales Government was planning to strengthen its cannabis laws.