Transcript – Melbourne – 13 October 2017 – Turnbull’s private health insurance fail
Friday, 13 October 2017
E&OE TRANSCRIPT DOORSTOP INTERVIEW MELBOURNE FRIDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2017 SUBJECT/S: Turnbull’s private health insurance fail. CATHERINE KING, SHADOW MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND MEDICARE: This package is too little too late. We’ve already seen the damage that the Turnbull and Abbott Governments have done to private health insurance premiums, increasing under their watch by 23 per
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TURNBULL’S PRIVATE HEALTH FAIL – 70 CENTS A WEEK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, PREMIUMS TO INCREASE FOR EVERYONE ELSE
Thursday, 12 October 2017
TURNBULL’S PRIVATE HEALTH FAIL – 70 CENTS A WEEK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, PREMIUMS TO INCREASE FOR EVERYONE ELSE A young person paying the average $1800 a year for private health insurance will only save 70 cents a week under the Turnbull Government’s too-little-too-late private health insurance package – and Australians who rely the most on
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HIGHEST NUMBER OF DRUG DEATHS IN TWENTY YEARS DEMANDS MORE TREATMENT OPTIONS
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
HIGHEST NUMBER OF DRUG DEATHS IN TWENTY YEARS DEMANDS MORE TREATMENT OPTIONS The Turnbull Government must urgently invest in drug and alcohol treatment services, after data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed Australia recorded the highest number of drug deaths in twenty years. One in five drug deaths had a psychostimulant present in 2016
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TURNBULL MUST BOOST RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
Monday, 18 September 2017
CATHERINE KING MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND MEDICARE MEMBER FOR BALLARAT JO CHAPLEY STATE LABOR CANDIDATE FOR ADELAIDE TURNBULL MUST BOOST RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES Instead of stigmatising welfare recipients and ignoring health experts, Malcolm Turnbull must ensure that alcohol and other drug treatment services are available to every Australian who seeks help.
- Published in NATIONAL MEDIA, Uncategorized
SIX OUT OF TEN GPS REJECT TURNBULL MEDICARE DEAL
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
General practitioners have rejected Malcolm Turnbull’s failure to fully lift his Medicare freeze immediately, with six out of ten GPs saying they were dissatisfied or extremely dissatisfied with the Government’s staggered approach to lifting the freeze. This budget rejection was revealed in today’s release of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners’ Health of the
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WOMEN’S HEALTH WEEK – CELEBRATE PROGRESS BUT MORE WORK TO DO
Friday, 08 September 2017
THE HON TANYA PLIBERSEK MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW MINISTER FOR EDUCATION SHADOW MINISTER FOR WOMEN MEMBER FOR SYDNEY THE HON CATHERINE KING MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND MEDICARE MEMBER FOR BALLARAT WOMEN’S HEALTH WEEK – CELEBRATE PROGRESS BUT MORE WORK TO DO Women’s Health Week is an opportunity to
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GLENYS BEAUCHAMP APPOINTMENT AS HEALTH SECRETARY
Thursday, 07 September 2017
THE HON CATHERINE KING MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND MEDICARE MEMBER FOR BALLARAT SENATOR THE HON DON FARRELL DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE SENATE SHADOW SPECIAL MINISTER OF STATE SHADOW MINISTER FOR SPORT SENATOR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA THE HON JULIE COLLINS MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR AGEING AND MENTAL HEALTH MEMBER FOR FRANKLIN
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SENATE INQUIRY’S FIRST ICE REPORT REVEALS HOW MUCH WORK
Thursday, 07 September 2017
CATHERINE KING MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND MEDICARE MEMBER FOR BALLARAT CLARE O’NEIL MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR JUSTICE MEMBER FOR HOTHAM SENATOR THE HON LISA SINGH LABOR SENATOR FOR TASMANIA DEPUTY CHAIR, PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT SENATE INQUIRY’S FIRST ICE REPORT REVEALS HOW MUCH WORK REMAINS TO BE DONE
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ANTI-VAXXER BLOCKED FROM AUSTRALIA
Thursday, 31 August 2017
Confirmation that the Government will deny a visa to the dangerous anti-vaccination zealot Kent Heckenlively is extremely welcome news. Last week, I wrote to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection urging him to act so this individual isn’t allowed to enter the country and spread his dangerous and discredited message. I’m pleased that
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WILL TURNBULL PROTECT BALLARAT’S LOWEST PAID WORKERS?
Tuesday, 06 June 2017
Federal MP for Ballarat Catherine King said yesterday’s decision by the Fair Work Commission confirmed that one in five workers in the Ballarat region would see significant cuts to their take home pay in less than a month. “Beginning on Sunday July the 2nd, people in our community who work in Hospitality or Retail will
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