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A joint release with the Hon Alan Tudge MP, Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs.

Read the transcript of a Minister Hunt's interview with Mick Molloy & Anthony Lehmann on Triple M Melbourne about coronavirus (COVID-19).

Read the transcript of a Minister Hunt's interview on 3AW with Tom Elliott about coronavirus (COVID-19).

Read the transcript of a doorstop with Minister Hunt about coronavirus (COVID-19).

Read the transcript of a Minister Hunt's interview on A Current Affair with Tracey Grimshaw about coronavirus (COVID-19).

Residential aged care providers will be encouraged to limit visits from today under national guidelines aimed at the prevention and control of coronavirus.

Read the transcript of a Minister Hunt's interview on ABC Insiders with David Speers about coronavirus (COVID-19) on 15 March 2020, with Professor Brendan Murphy, Chief Medical Officer.

A joint release with Terry Young MP, Member for Longman, about the opening of a state-of-the-art facility at Wamuran in Queensland’s southeast.

The Australian Government has today launched the National Strategic Action Plan for Kidney Disease and awarded $3.5 million in funding to organisations to take immediate action.

Read the transcript of a doorstop with Minister Hunt and Jenny Mikakos, Victorian Minister for Health, about coronavirus (COVID-19) in Melbourne.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview on the Today Show with Allison Langdon and Karl Stefanovic about the coronavirus (COVID-19) health support package.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with Sabre Lane on ABC AM about the Government's National Health Plan to combat coronavirus (COVID-19).

Senior Australians in aged care and at home remain the focus of a plan of action from the Australian Government aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19.

Read the transcript of a doorstop with Minister Hunt and Professor Brendan Murphy, Chief Medical Officer, about coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sydney.

A joint statement from the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Minister Colbeck, and Australian Chief Medical Officer, Professor Brendan Murphy, about ensuring the delivery of safe, quality care to senior Australians. 

The Australian Government has secured an additional 54 million face masks to help protect medical professionals working to stop the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Read the transcript of a press conference with the Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, about the latest developments about coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Australian Government is providing more than $4.8 million for research initiatives that will lead to improved health outcomes and preventative measures for conditions such as suicide prevention, gestational weight gain and low back pain.

Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre in North Queensland has become the third Centre for Innovation in Regional Health accredited by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

The Federal Government is ensuring age care providers across Australia are ready to implement infection control plans as safeguards to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview on the Today Show with Allison Langdon and Karl Stefanovic about coronavirus (COVID-19), and a coronavirus death in an aged care facility.

Australia’s chief health protection body, the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee, is urging anyone who has returned to Australia from Iran since 19 February 2020 to self-isolate at home and closely monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 until 14 days after they left Iran.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview on Sky News First Edition with Laura Jayes about coronavirus (COVID-19).

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's press conference about coronavirus (COVID-19), with Professor Brendan Murphy, Chief Medical Officer.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview on ABC News Breakfast with Madeleine Morris about coronavirus (COVID-19).