$55 Million Package For Former F-111 Aircraft Fuel Tank Maintenance Workers




11th May 2010 -
Views: 1358
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Alan Griffin, said that these investments would deliver the Rudd Government’s commitment to better health care arrangements across the country.
One Million Australians Forgotten In The Federal Budget




11th May 2010 -
Views: 1369
Alzheimer's Australia expressed great disappointment that the Federal Budget did nothing to address the dementia epidemic and the impact it already has on one million Australians, both people with dementia and their families and carers.
$36 Million To Implement Recommendations Of The Clarke Review Of Veterans' Entitlements




11th May 2010 -
Views: 1414
The Rudd Government’s 2010–11 Budget provides funding of $36 million to implement key recommendations of the Clarke Review of veterans’ entitlements, ignored by the previous government.
Continuing The Fight Against Petrol Sniffing




8th November 2010 -
Views: 2189
The Kakadu rollout is part of a $83.8 million Australian Government commitment to tackle petrol sniffing, which includes the expansion of Opal fuel to at least 39 new retail sites across the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Queensland.
Patients' Access To Life Saving, Prescription Medicines Under Threat




8th November 2010 -
Views: 2055
The National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2010 gives effect to a new policy that will cut the Government’s funding of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) by $1.9 billion.