Senator the Hon Brett Mason - Media Items
Listed below are media items for Senator the Hon Brett Mason, Former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing
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Previous MinistersMay 2007
28 May 2007
Make healthy and safer choices for you and your family
A new book launched on 28 May by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason, aims to help shoppers decipher the meaning of food labels.
24 May 2007
Detailed nutritional information from apples to zucchini now available
Detailed information about a wide variety of foods is now available at NUTTAB 2006 Online on the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) web site. Launching NUTTAB 2006 Online on 24 May, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason, said that it was an essential tool for health professionals, the food industry, academics, students and consumers.
23 May 2007
Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea helps fight cancer
Cancer is the leading cause of premature death and disability in Australia, with one in three men and one in four women being diagnosed with cancer before the age of 75, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason, said on 23 May at a function for Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea at Parliament House.
22 May 2007
National palliative care initiative launched
A new community education initiative on palliative care was launched in Canberra on 22 May by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason.
16 May 2007
Speech for the Beyond Blue ‘Don’t Beat the Bush’ program Amora Hotel, Melbourne
07 May 2007
Lifesaving allergy information launched today
Allergen information cards that will help protect the 1-2 per cent of all Australians, and particularly the 3-5 per cent of children, who have food allergies were launched on 7 May by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason.
01 May 2007
World Asthma Day – ‘Plan to Stay Symptom Free’
A new Australian Government information campaign urges all Australians suffering from asthma to talk to their doctor about a written asthma action plan.
01 May 2007
Asthma rates falling
The incidence of asthma in Australia has declined slightly according to an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report published on 1 May, World Asthma Day.