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A media release from The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Acting Minister for Health, announcing $12 million worth of research grants through the Cardiovascular Health Mission to tackle the nation’s two biggest killers - heart disease and stroke.

A joint media release with Ted O'Brien MP, Federal Member for Fairfax, about the Queensland Government bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Australian Government tonight, as Oceania’s representative on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) executive committee, has voted to support sanctions against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA).

Australian Government grants will support research into the best approaches to prevention, early intervention and treatment of Indigenous health issues.

The Australian Government’s reforms to make private health insurance simpler and more affordable have delivered the lowest annual premium change in 19 years.

The Australian Government today successfully secured the passage of the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019 which strengthens the independent oversight of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, from 1 January 2020.

The Australian Government welcomes the #YouCanTalk campaign, which encourages Australians struggling with their mental health to reach out and find support.

A joint media release with The Hon. Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Education about the release of the Independent Review of Nursing Education—Educating the Nurse of the Future.

The Australian Government is investing $5 million in a new funding round for research into the primary and secondary prevention of cancer, through the National Health and Medical Research Council’s partnership with the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD).

The Australian Government is investing over $140 million to prevent and reduce the harms from alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

The Australian Government is investing $3 million through two organisations to improve community education and awareness about stillbirth.

The Australian Government’s ongoing commitment to immunisation education is protecting more children from infectious diseases, with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island childhood immunisation rates hitting a record high.

Australians living with psoriasis, severe asthma and urea cycle disorder are set to experience significant financial relief, with breakthrough medicines to be added and expanded on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), on December 1.

A joint media release with the Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government, the Hon Mark Coulton MP, announcing $100 million to improve the health of Australians in rural, remote and regional areas through access to innovative clinical trials.

The Australian Government’s $20 million for research grants into ovarian cancer opens today.

Read Minister Hunt's address at the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI) Dinner. Minister Hunt talks about the importance of medical research in Australia and 2 new grant rounds for suicide prevention and ovarian cancer.

World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year. It raises awareness across the world and in the community about HIV and AIDS.

The Australian Government is taking a further step towards reducing the number of lives lost to suicide in Australia, by providing $8 million to support research aimed at identifying effective approaches to suicide prevention.

The Australian Government is increasing its support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with diabetes-related foot problems.

More than one year on from the first ever National Action Plan for Endometriosis, the Australian Government is continuing to support women and girls with endometriosis.

The Australian Government has taken another important step in its ‘Towards Zero’ suicide prevention goal, with phase two of the Black Dog Institute’s Centre of Research Excellence in Suicide Prevention (CRESP II) officially launched in Sydney today.

Australians living with non-small cell lung cancer and early stage acute lymphoblastic leukaemia will be able to access better treatment options with new listings on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) coming into effect on 1 December 2019.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's doorstop interview at the Royal North Shore Private Hospital in Sydney.

Today marks the start of National Skin Cancer Action Week, a reminder to all Australians of the importance of staying protected in the sun.

Read Minister Hunt's speech at the Health and Medical Research Awards for 2019.