Sentences with phrase «assistant health minister»

A highlight was having Federal Parliament's two leading Indigenous representatives, Liberal Assistant Health Minister Ken Wyatt and Labor Senator Nova Peris, in conversation.

The high profile of this conference is apparent from the quality of speakers, including both Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash, who is giving the opening address, and Shadow Assistant Minister for Health Stephen Jones who is attending the conference and speaking at the final plenary session.

Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash told a Senate Estimates hearing that the decision to axe ADCA was made because it duplicated other services already being offered, Corderoy reports.

Both the CPMC and AIDA have recently signed a Statement of Intent with Indigenous Health and Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt, Health Minister Greg Hunt, Assistant Health Minister David Gillespie and the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) to work together to improve how the health system works with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

He told delegates he was not going to slay them with data from the project, as all its details had been published in full in June under open access at the Medical Journal of Australia, and launched by Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash.

As we observed World No Tobacco day, a stoush took place over disputed claims raised in The Australian over evidence of the value of plain packaging, Assistant health Minister Fiona Nash launched a new $ 4.6 million anti-tobacco advertising campaign and what to do about e-cigarettes continued to occupy our attention.

Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash, who gave the opening address at the committee's recent national conference, and said the service would particularly benefit health workers.

«This is something that has made our job most difficult,» the paper quoted Liberia's Assistant Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah as saying.

Assistant health minister's chief of staff has resigned after being embroiled in allegations of a conflict of interest

The assistant health minister, Fiona Nash, remains under pressure over claims she misled the Senate while trying to explain why she and her chief of staff

The assistant health minister, Fiona Nash, remains under pressure over claims she misled the Senate while trying to explain why she and her chief of staff controversially intervened to take down a food rating website.

The assistant health minister, Senator Fiona Nash, confirmed late on Tuesday night that Furnival had a direct interest in Australian Public Affairs (APA) partnership, which is owned by his wife, Tracey Cain.

Assistant health minister says staffer who pulled down healthy food rating website has taken steps against conflict of interest

The Legislative and Governance Forum on Gene Technology, chaired by Commonwealth Assistant Health Minister, Dr David Gillespie, comprises Ministers with portfolio responsibility for gene technology from each state and territory, from portfolios including health, primary industries, or science and innovation.

Assistant health minister dodges questions in Senate estimates on whether she discussed standing down over furore

Assistant health minister issues a one - line statement saying she has accepted the resignation of Alastair Furnival «with regret»

The assistant health minister's chief of staff, Alastair Furnival, who intervened to pull down a healthy food rating website, has an interest in his wife's lobbying firm, which acts for Cadbury's parent company.

In his fourth reshuffle in 16 months as leader, Mr Turnbull also promoted Assistant Health Minister Mr Ken Wyatt to become Minister for Aged Care and Indigenous Health.

The earlier calculations by CHOICE after the demise of the Health Star Ratings official website and amid claims of connections between a senior staffer in the office of the Assistant Health Minister, Senator Fiona Nash, and a lobby group which has some of Mondelez's brands as its clients.

In the days that followed, Alastair Furnival, Chief of Staff to Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash resigned, after it was revealed he held shares in Australian Public Affairs (APA), a lobby group whose clients include Cadbury, Kraft and the Australian Beverages Council.

Not exact matches

Appendix C reveals that assistant deputy ministers who were accountable for contracting procedures were put in charge of overseeing part of the health ministry investigation that led to the wrongful terminations, despite their conflict of interest.

The Forum consists of all Australian and New Zealand Ministers responsible for food regulation and is chaired by the Australian Government Assistant Minister for Health, Senator the Honorable Fiona Nash.

«This afternoon I have tendered my resignation as chief of staff to the assistant minister for health.

While some departments have handed Lib Dem junior ministers a dedicated assistant private secretary, the IfG argues special advisers are needed, especially in departments where the secretary of state is a Tory - health, education, justice, defence, work and pensions and the Foreign Office.

Health minister Dr Dan Poulter, a qualified doctor, commented: «Today's mandate to Health Education England, backed by a # 5 billion budget, will help our many dedicated frontline staff to further improve their ability to care for patients as well as enabling our NHS to train the next generation of doctors, nurses and healthcare assistants.»

DATE / DATE: Saturday, May 2, 2009; 6:00 p.m., EST LOCATION / ENDROIT: Ottawa, ON PRINCIPAL (S) / PRINCIPAUX: Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health Canada Dr. David Butler - Jones, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Danielle Grondin, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister Dr. Brian Evans, CFIA Dr. Martine Dubuc, CFIA Mr. Tim Vail, Director of Communications for Minister Aglukkaq

Asked why WHO convened the emergency committee only this week, WHO Assistant Director - General Keiji Fukuda this morning said the organization was initially focused on coordinating the response on the ground and on raising awareness and drumming up political support, for instance at a meeting of health ministers in Accra in early July and a meeting with Chan and West African presidents last week.

Star alumni: Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench acting Associate Chief Justice Marianne Rivoalen; Israel Asper, late chairman of the board of the former Global Media Network and visionary of the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights; Gerald Schwartz, chairman of the board and president and CEO of Onex Corp.; Richard Leipsic, former general counsel and senior vice president of Canwest Global Communications Corp.; Beth Beaupre, assistant deputy minister, Manitoba Health.

And The Australian reported that Assistant Minister for Health Senator Fiona Nash had requested evidence about the growth in methamphetamine («ice») use in regional and rural communities in Australia, with the Government planning a response to the epidemic.

Wyatt's heritage includes Yamatji, Wangai and Nyoongar and Wongi ancestry, and he now becomes the first Indigenous person to occupy a Commonwealth Ministry, having been the first Indigenous member of the House of Representatives in 2010, and the first front bencher with his appointment as Assistant Minister, Health and Aged Care in 2015.

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It is particularly exciting to welcome Ken Wyatt as Assistant Minister for Health.

There was much relief and rejoicing in March when Health Minister Sussan Ley and Assistant Minister Fiona Nash announced that funding for 112 Aboriginal and Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) had been secured for the next three years.

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The report was not officially released as expected by Health Minister Sussan Ley, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Ken Wyatt, and the Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion at a round table with Indigenous representatives in Broome on Friday, although a number of media outlets have reported getting copies.

The RDAA welcomed the appointment of the Federal Member for Lyne, Dr David Gillespie, as Assistant Minister for Rural Health.

The money will be allocated to accommodation services infrastructure in Tennant Creek and Alice Springs for end - stage renal patients, the assistant federal health minister Fiona Nash announced.

Croakey has contacted Minister Ley's office, who passed the inquiry to the office of the Assistant Minister for Rural Health, Dr David Gillespie.

On 5 March 2015 the Minister for Health and Minister for Sport, the Hon. Sussan Ley MP, and the Assistant Minister for Health, Senator the Hon. Fiona Nash, announced arrangements for the future funding of health care organisations that provide primary health care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people under the Indigenous Australians» Health ProgHealth and Minister for Sport, the Hon. Sussan Ley MP, and the Assistant Minister for Health, Senator the Hon. Fiona Nash, announced arrangements for the future funding of health care organisations that provide primary health care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people under the Indigenous Australians» Health ProgHealth, Senator the Hon. Fiona Nash, announced arrangements for the future funding of health care organisations that provide primary health care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people under the Indigenous Australians» Health Proghealth care organisations that provide primary health care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people under the Indigenous Australians» Health Proghealth care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people under the Indigenous Australians» Health ProgHealth Programme.

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And a Turnbull Government Minister, Ken Wyatt, the Assistant Minister for Health, has called for those responsible to be held accountable.

The Minister has also reappointed as ex-officio members Ms Linda Powell, First Assistant Secretary, Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Department of Health and Ageing, and Mr Justin Mohamed, Chairperson, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO).

Assistant Health and Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt talks to Croakey about the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan, Section 18C, and the upcoming Federal Budget.

This collaborative action would see the Minister for Rural Health working closely with colleagues in several other portfolios: Nigel Scullion (Minister for Indigenous Affairs); Michaelia Cash (in her capacity as Minister for Women); Fiona Nash (now Minister for Regional Development and Regional Communications); his portfolio colleague Ken Wyatt (Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care); Jane Prentice (relating to disability services); Zed Seselja (multicultural affairs); and Karen Andrews (in relation to her responsibility for vocational education and skills).

Also at the conference, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Ken Wyatt announced the makeup of a new advisory group established to assist with the Implementation Plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan.

Mr Peter Arnaudo - Member IPAG, Assistant Secretary, Health Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Acknowledging Reconciliation Week, Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash today announced that an implementation plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan would be developed by the end of the year.

In mid-2014, Assistant Minister for Health, Senator the Hon Fiona Nash, announced that the Australian Government would begin work on an implementation plan.