BRCA RULING A VICTORY FOR PATIENTS AND RESEARCH
Wednesday, 07 October 2015
Labor welcomes today’s High Court ruling that that the breast cancer gene BRCA-1 can't be patented.
- Published in MEDIA
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NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS STUPIDITY OF LIBERAL ATTACKS ON GENERAL PRACTICE
Thursday, 01 October 2015
New research from the National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) has again highlighted the danger to the health system of the Liberals’ continuing attack on general practice.
- Published in MEDIA
BETTER BALLARAT BROADBAND AS LABORS NBN SATELLITE LAUNCHED
Thursday, 01 October 2015
Catherine King, Federal Member for Ballarat, today welcomed the successful launch of the NBN satellite from French Guiana this morning.
- Published in MEDIA
TURNBULL MUST STAND FIRM ON TPP DRUG DATA
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Labor is deeply concerned by reports the Abbott/Turnbull Government is considering caving in to US demands to use the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal to boost the monopoly power of pharmaceutical companies, a move that risks pushing up drug prices in Australia.
- Published in MEDIA
NEW MINISTER EXPOSES LIBERAL CHAOS ON AGEING
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Today’s belated appointment of a Minister for Ageing vindicates the two year campaign by Labor and the sector for the Liberals to take this crucial portfolio seriously.
- Published in MEDIA
LEY CONFIRMS HEALTH POLICY COLLAPSE
Friday, 25 September 2015
Health Minister Sussan Ley has confirmed the Abbott/Turnbull Government’s health policy has collapsed after publicly attacking her own government’s stand on private health insurance.
- Published in MEDIA
MEDICARE REBATE SCAM – LABOR CALLS FOR AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE INQUIRY AS MINISTER FAILS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
Friday, 25 September 2015
Australian Federal Police must be immediately called in to investigate the Medicare rebate scam that has breached the security of personal records and bank details of Australians using the Medicare system.
- Published in MEDIA
HOSPITAL WAITING LIST BLOWOUT HIGHLIGHTS STUPIDITY OF LIBERAL CUTS
Thursday, 24 September 2015
Today’s revelation that 70 per cent of emergency department patients are waiting over eight hours to be moved into the main hospital highlights the absolute stupidity of the Abbott/Turnbull Government’s hospital cuts.
- Published in MEDIA
AIHW REPORT TORPEDOES LIBERAL HEALTH ASSAULT AGAIN
Thursday, 24 September 2015
The entire justification for the Abbott/Turnbull Government's assault on Medicare has again been blown out of the water by the latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) annual report on health funding.
- Published in MEDIA
TURNBULL RIGHT HAND MAN A TOBACCO APOLOGIST
Monday, 21 September 2015
Malcolm Turnbull’s decision to appoint Qld LNP Senator James McGrath as his Assistant Minister has placed a tobacco apologist at the heart of his government.
- Published in MEDIA