PC REPORT CAN’T BE USED TO JUSTIFY PRIVATISATION AGENDA
Thursday, 22 September 2016
Malcolm Turnbull just not use the release of the Productivity Commission’s Report into Human Services as an excuse to pursue his ideological agenda of privatisation and cuts to our health system. The Turnbull Government specifically tasked the PC with looking at the role of private sector in delivering essential services – including public hospital
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PET SCANNER VITAL FOR TERRITORY HEALTH
Tuesday, 20 September 2016
Labor is hopeful that 2016 will be the year the Government finally delivers on their promise for a PET scanner in the Northern Territory. Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare Catherine King today visited the Alan Walker Cancer Centre in Darwin with local Member for Solomon Luke Gosling, to discuss the importance of the PET
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TURNBULL’S HEALTH CUTS HURT TERRITORIANS
Monday, 19 September 2016
Malcolm Turnbull’s cuts to Medicare are placing unbearable pressure on hospitals in the Northern Territory and around Australia. Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare Catherine King visited Alice Springs today to highlight the impact of the Government’s cuts on Central Australia. Member for Lingiari and Shadow Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health Warren Snowdon hosted King
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TURNBULL GOVERNMENT’S APPROACH TO HEALTH – BIG BUSINESS AND SELF-INTEREST
Monday, 19 September 2016
It couldn’t be clearer – the interests of patients are nowhere on Malcolm Turnbull’s list of health priorities. New revelations show the Government’s mid-campaign deal with pathology companies had nothing to do with improving patient experience – it was wholly about silencing criticism and shielding Malcolm Turnbull. This was a last-minute deal which did nothing
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AUSTRALIA MUST ACT ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Saturday, 17 September 2016
New figures released today show the need for urgent action on childhood obesity. Research by the NSW Health Department shows that more than one in five kids in New South Wales are overweight or obese. This crisis is driven by physical inactivity and poor nutrition, with just 30 per cent of 5-15 year olds in
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MIKE JOINS UP WITH MALCOLM TO PRIVATISE HEALTHCARE
Friday, 16 September 2016
The news that the NSW Government will hand control of public hospitals to private providers is the ultimate rebuke to Malcolm Turnbull’s claim that Australia’s healthcare and Medicare systems are safe under the Liberals. Hospitals in Maitland, Wyong, Goulburn, Shellharbour and Bowral are now up for grabs to a private provider. This will implement a two-tiered health
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AIHW REPORT SHOWS WHY WE CAN’T AFFORD TURNBULL’S HEALTH CUTS
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s Australia’s health 2016 report shows why Australia simply can’t afford this Government’s continued attacks on our health system. While there are some positive trends – such as a life expectancy which is one of the highest in the world, and declined smoking rates and alcohol consumption – the
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ONE YEAR OF MALCOLM TURNBULL: A YEAR OF HEALTH AND MEDICARE CUTS
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Malcolm Turnbull has used his year as Prime Minister to prove he isn’t Tony Abbott – he is even worse.
- Published in NATIONAL MEDIA
LABOR WILL FIGHT FOR CHILDREN’S DENTAL CARE
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Labor will oppose the Government’s axing of the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS), standing up against Malcolm Turnbull’s plan to force over five million children onto long public dental waiting lists.
- Published in NATIONAL MEDIA
LABOR WILL FIGHT THE GOVERNMENTS PLANS TO HAND HEALTH DATA TO A MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Labor will fight the Government’s plan to hand private and intimate health data that is usually only disclosed between a person and their GP to a for-profit telecommunications corporation.
- Published in NATIONAL MEDIA