The Hon Tony Abbott MHR - Media Items

April 2005

30 April 2005

Sara Henderson

Sara Henderson, the face of the national breast cancer screening program, BreastScreen Australia, has died.

28 April 2005

Organ donation national mail-out commences

From today, every Australian household will be sent an information package including an appeal to consider signing on to the Australian Organ Donor Register.

26 April 2005

Support for rural pharmacies made easier

Pharmacists in rural and remote areas will find it easier to obtain government support payments when new simplified rules come into effect today.

18 April 2005

Fourth Community Pharmacy Agreement

The Australian Government and the Pharmacy Guild have begun formal talks about Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) dispensing arrangements over the next five years.

15 April 2005

Western Sydney Division of General Practice: liquidation

The Commonwealth Government and the Department of Health and Ageing have been advised that the Western Sydney Division of General Practice will go into official liquidation on Thursday, 21April 2005.

08 April 2005

New centre offers hope in fight against juvenile diabetes

The Howard Government has honoured its election commitment to provide $30 million dollars to establish a Centre of Excellence for diabetes research.

07 April 2005

Fewer Australians using drugs

Fewer Australians are smoking or using marijuana, steroids and hallucinogens.

07 April 2005

$812m in public health funding for states and territories

Public health programs, delivered by the states and territories to deal with drug misuse, sexual health, HIV/AIDS and blood-borne diseases, will receive $812 million from the Commonwealth Government over the next five years.

03 April 2005

New multipurpose rural health education centre in Tamworth

The Minister for Health, Tony Abbott, has officially opened the University Department of Rural Health (UDRH) Northern NSW Education Centre in Tamworth.

01 April 2005

New united approach to help people of APY Lands

The Commonwealth and South Australian Governments have united with Anangu leaders from regional service delivery organisations on the APY Lands to establish a regional forum that will work together toward better living conditions for the Anangu people.

01 April 2005

New drugs on PBS - a healthy focus for older Australians

Older Australians are set to benefit from several new drugs to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 April.

01 April 2005

Private Health Insurance Rebate increases today for older Australians

The Private Health Insurance Rebate will increase from 30 per cent to 40 per cent for people aged 70 years and older and to 35 per cent for people aged from 65 to 69 years.