Minister Hunt's media
Read the latest media releases, speeches and transcripts from Minister Hunt.
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Young people in Batemans Bay and surrounds will now have easier access to mental health services with the opening of a new headspace centre today.
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Two new medical research centres will be funded by the Australian Government to produce rapid improvements in preventing, treating and curing diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and their complications.
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Read the transcript of a press conference with Minister Hunt about $38 million for diabetes and cardiovascular research, International and domestic COVID vaccination update; Vaccine rollout - open call for general practice vaccinations next week; Emerging strains posing risk to vaccine development.
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Breast care nurses epitomise what it is to be a national hero and it is with great privilege the Australian Government is able to continue supporting The McGrath Foundation’s breast care nurses with a $3 million investment in 2021.
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Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with Stan Grant on the 7.30 Report about Vaccine roadmap, consideration to mandating mandatory vaccination, vaccine effectiveness, herd immunity and the UK strain.
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Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with Mark Levy on 2GB about COVID-19 vaccine, vaccination rollout timeline and international travel.
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By mid-2021, volunteers aged between 18 and 75 years will be recruited for an accelerated clinical trial of two ‘next generation’ vaccines against COVID-19, developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne.
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Read the transcript of a press conference with Minister Hunt about additions to PBS, COVID vaccines, pre-flight testing, hotel quarantine systems and update on new strains.
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Critical new medicines have been listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), including to fight one of the most common blood cancers.
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Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with Ross Stevenson on 3AW about COVID vaccine distribution announcement; March rollout; University of Queensland COVID vaccine; Priority groups.
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Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with David Campbell on the Today Show about COVID vaccine distribution announcement; Distribution to remote communities; Emergency rollout before March; Positive healthcare worker who transported aged care resident.
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Contracts have been signed with companies to partner with the Australian Government to safely distribute COVID-19 vaccines to all Australians from March next year.
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The Australian Government is providing more than $100 million for regional, rural and remote pharmacies to better support their communities through an expansion to a critical regional pharmacy program.
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The Australian Government is responding to the independent regulatory decision of the TGA today with a range of measures to support the cessation of smoking, and to help prevent teenagers taking up pathways to smoking.
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The Australian Government has released the findings of the independent review into COVID-19 outbreaks at two Victorian aged care facilities: Heritage Care’s Epping Gardens and St Basil’s Home for the Aged.
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Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with Northern beaches cluster, Commonwealth assistance, Bringing vaccine rollout forward, Crosby Textor survey, Border closures, Sydney quarantine, checkpoints and National cabinet.
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Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with Belinda Russell and David Campbell on the Today Show about Northern beaches COVID-19 cluster, Testing and contact tracing, Mental health support and TGA vaccine assessments.
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The Australian Government’s ongoing reforms to private health insurance have resulted in the lowest annual average premium change for consumers since 2001 – 2.74 per cent.
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A significant lung cancer treatment option that costs approximately $88,000 a year will soon be available for as little as $6.60 per script, thanks to its expanded listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
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Read the transcript of a press conference with Minister Hunt about NSW COVID-19 Outbreak, Commonwealth assistance, Aged care support, Borders and the Quarantine of flight crews.
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The Australian Government is continuing its support for world leading medical research by contributing an additional $172.5 million to supplement the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) in 2021-22.
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An important education campaign will be rolled out to inform Australians ahead of the COVID-19 vaccination program.
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The Australian Government will invest an additional $1 billion in funding to help older Australians live at home for longer.
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A new $2 million incentive fund to attract doctors to Launceston and across northern Tasmanian communities is being created to help address longstanding GP shortages in northern and north-western Tasmania.
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The Australian Government has extended the capital sensitivity exemption for medical imaging equipment in rural and regional Australia until 1 May 2022.
