Malcolm Turnbull’s latest attack on Medicare will see Australians reaching the New Year with delays in rebates for their medical expenses, as the Govenrment’s own Medicare help line hangs up on people chasing up their claims. Centrelink is now openly advising people that they will need to wait at least four-six weeks for a Medicare

Malcolm Turnbull’s claim to have learnt his lesson on health at the election has been destroyed by today’s MYEFO which doesn’t reverse a single one of his savage health cuts. Millions of Australians voted against the Government’s plans to rip funding out of health and slug Australians for essential health care. Today’s MYEFO was a

Disadvantaged and vulnerable Australians will lose access to life-changing dental services as a result of Malcolm Turnbull’s decision to cut adult public dental, and waiting lists will grow across the country. The funding allocated to the states and territories for public adult services is an insult when the Liberal Government have ripped hundreds of millions

The Turnbull Government response to today’s release of the Australian Sports Commission’s (ASC’s) AusPlay survey results is nothing more than political grandstanding and does nothing to help our children make healthier choices. With the Abbott-Turnbull Government ripping $368 million out of prevention and forcing the closure of a program to encourage healthy eating and physical

Malcolm Turnbull is set to cut dental care for vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians by failing to allocate a single dollar towards ensuring low-income Australians have access to basic dental care beyond 2016. Today’s COAG meeting was a clear opportunity for Malcolm Turnbull to give states and territories certainty about the future of public dental funding.

Today’s release of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report on overweight and obesity rates should serve as a shocking wake up call for the Turnbull Government – stop sitting on your hands and start acting on this critical public health issue by putting a National Physical Activity Strategy in place. The AIHW’s Healthy

The Health Department has blown the lid on the Government’s bulk-billing claims, with new figures revealing that a third of Australians paid out of their own pocket to visit a GP in 2015-16. In response to Labor questioning, the Department admits that only 64.7% of Australians had all of their GP visits bulk billed in 2015-16 – some

The revelation today that the crucial Australian School Vaccination Register may be delayed under the Turnbull Government is extremely concerning. Reporting today reveals that despite the tender to run the Register closing over nine months ago the contract is yet to be awarded and the Government refuses to guarantee it will be in operation at

Malcolm Turnbull has serious questions to answer about his continued investment in Big Tobacco. Reporting today reveals that Mr Turnbull continues to have shares in three funds that invest in tobacco. Malcolm Turnbull has the choice about where he invests his money – and he knows these funds invest in tobacco companies. Does Malcolm Turnbull