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Minister Butler has terrified the Australian public today about the GP crisis that is unfolding across Australia without offering a single solution to address this serious issue. Again, Labor are proving that they are all talk and no action.

The Albanese Government has been forced into an embarrassing backdown and has today agreed to honour the former Morrison Government’s funding commitment of $375 million for the WA Comprehensive Cancer Centre. To not have done so would have been a complete betrayal of the health needs of all Western Australians.

The Albanese Labor Government is once again on the backfoot as it has been revealed that personal Medicare numbers have been included in the Optus data breach.

Labor just voted against a Coalition amendment to their CDC Bill in the Senate seeking to ensure the Government cannot place age pensioners, veteran pensioners, and service pensioners on income management.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency’s (AHPRA) report ‘Independent review of the regulation of medical practitioners who perform cosmetic surgery,’ released today does not address the extremely concerning issues within the cosmetic procedures sector.

Australians have every right to assume that when they receive a medical procedure, it is performed by an appropriately accredited medical professional. 

A new headspace centre in Caloundra, which will deliver vital mental health and wellbeing support for young people in the region, is expected to open mid-2023.

Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care - Transcript - Interview with Jim Wilson, 2GB

4 August 2022

Subjects: Labor’s Covid response, aged care booster rates

After delaying its passage for almost six months solely for political gain, the Albanese Government has finally passed the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022.

After only four days of competition at the Commonwealth Games, Australia is already on top of the tally board.