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 MinistersJanuary 2006
22 January 2006
Call for tougher action on cannabis use
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, has called for each state government to re-criminalise the possession and consumption of cannabis. Speaking at the National Young Liberal Convention in Sydney, Mr Pyne said there was a growing body of evidence that showed a link between cannabis consumption and serious mental health problems.
17 January 2006
High-profile sufferers of depression help to destigmatise mental illness
In announcing his resignation due to depression, West Australian Premier Geoff Gallop showed tremendous courage and assisted in destigmatising mental illness, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, has said.