The Hon Christopher Pyne MP - Media Items
Listed below are media items for The Hon Christopher Pyne MP, Former Minister for Ageing
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Previous MinistersMay 2006
31 May 2006
Focus on young smokers on World No Tobacco Day
World No Tobacco Day is an opportunity for young Australians to decide not to take up the habit – or to give it up.
15 May 2006
National support for cannabis strategy welcomed: Pyne
Australian Government Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Christopher Pyne, has welcomed the commitment by states and territories for a national approach to the problem of cannabis use, following endorsement by all governments of a national Cannabis Strategy at a meeting of the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy in Perth, today.
15 May 2006
New standard drink logos to be introduced on alcohol
New alcohol labelling will alert drinkers to the number of standard drinks they are consuming, NSW Minister for Health John Hatzistergos and Australian Government Parliamentary Secretary for Health Christopher Pyne announced.
15 May 2006
Ministers get tough on amphetamines
A national strategy to tackle amphetamines and other dangerous psychostimulants will be developed by Australia's Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy.
15 May 2006
Pyne endorses plans to tackle alcohol abuse
The Australian Government fully supports the National Alcohol Strategy 2005-2009, the Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Christopher Pyne, said, following endorsement of the plan by all governments, at a meeting of the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy in Perth.
11 May 2006
Booklet to help better mental health reporting
A booklet launched by the Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, will help better reporting of mental health issues.
09 May 2006
Mental health frontline boosted
With one in five Australians suffering from a mental illness, providing frontline mental health services across Australia will be boosted with hundreds more workers and improved specialist skills, the Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, said.
09 May 2006
Streamlined food approvals to benefit $66 billion industry
Federal Budget measures to streamline food standard approvals will boost the development of new foods and the international competitiveness of Australia’s $66 billion food industry, the Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, said.
09 May 2006
Budget extends help to people at risk from drugs
The Australian Government’s determination to reduce the harm caused by illicit drugs and alcohol is demonstrated in the 2006-2007 Budget, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, said.
08 May 2006
Smoking campaign confronts the truth
A new, deliberately shocking national campaign will help people understand the real dangers of smoking, the Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, said.
03 May 2006
New national nutrition standards target chronic diseases
Eating for better health - new scientific report sets trans-Tasman standards on nutrition.
02 May 2006
World Asthma Day 2006
World Asthma Day provides an opportunity to raise community awareness about asthma and best practice management of the condition in Australia and around the world, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, said.
01 May 2006
Country of origin study shows high costs for industry
A new study shows it would cost Australians $120 million a year to extend country-of-origin labelling to canned or packaged food that includes two or less principal whole fruit or vegetable products.