ABETZ DISPLAYS HIS IGNORANCE AND PREJUDICE
Friday, 08 August 2014
The absurd remarks by the Abbott Government’s most senior Senator Eric Abetz on abortion and breast cancer has exposed both his prejudice and ignorance.
- Published in MEDIA
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ABBOTT’S CONTINUING ATTACK ON JOBS AND PUBLIC SERVICES
Friday, 08 August 2014
The Abbott Government’s moves towards privatising Medicare and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme claims means even more cuts to frontline public services and Australian jobs.
- Published in MEDIA
EVEN BIG BUSINESS THINKS TONY ABBOTTS GP TAX IS UNFAIR
Thursday, 07 August 2014
Labor welcomes today’s remarks by leading businesswoman Elizabeth Proust that the Abbott Government’s GP Tax is unfair, and unnecessary.
- Published in MEDIA
LABOR CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE
Wednesday, 06 August 2014
40 years ago Labor successfully fought to introduce decent affordable healthcare for all Australians through Medibank.
- Published in MEDIA
ANTI-TOBACCO GAINS MUST BE SUPPORTED
Wednesday, 06 August 2014
Shadow Minister for Health, Catherine King and Parliamentary Secretary for Indigenous Affairs and for Northern Australia, Warren Snowdon today welcomed the release of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report 'Birthweight of Babies Born to Indigenous Mothers'.
- Published in MEDIA
EVEN YOUR OWN MPS THINK YOUR GP TAX STINKS MR ABBOTT
Monday, 04 August 2014
The massive splits erupting within the Coalition over the GP Tax show even Tony Abbott’s MPs now realise the tax is a deeply unfair attack on Australia’s health care system and must be axed.
- Published in MEDIA
ABBOTT CUTS $5.8 BILLION FROM WEST AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALS
Monday, 04 August 2014
The Abbott Government must come clean with West Australians about its plans to cut funding from hospitals and introduce a GP tax, a hospital tax and make medicines more expensive.
- Published in MEDIA
AXE THE GP TAX, MR ABBOTT
Friday, 01 August 2014
The Abbott Government’s negotiations with the AMA to amend its GP Tax are a long overdue admission the $920 million a year slug on patients is a deeply unfair attack on decent, affordable health care.
- Published in MEDIA
ABBOTT CUTS $1.1 BILLION FROM TASMANIAN HOSPITALS
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Tony Abbott’s $1.1 billion in cuts to public hospitals in Tasmania will jeopardise health outcomes and lead to blow outs in emergency department waiting times.
- Published in MEDIA
$696,000 TO FIX LOCAL ROAD BLACK SPOTS
Wednesday, 30 July 2014
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King today announced Commonwealth funding of $696,000 to fix six dangerous black spots in the Ballarat area.
- Published in MEDIA