Sentences with phrase «federal health portfolio»

So Ken Wyatt, AM, Minister for Indigenous Health and Minister for Aged Care, is breaking new ground in signalling the importance of this issue for the federal health portfolio.

Not exact matches

The portfolio includes hospital, physician, allied health, long term care and Federal False Claims Act business.

The question of who will take over the Federal Health Ministry was answered this morning, with the announcement by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull that he had appointed Greg Hunt as the Minister for Health and Sport, taking over from Sussan Ley's portfolio.

In what is thought to be a first for Australia, an Indigenous Minister will take on a health portfolio, following the Federal Ministerial reshuffle announced by the new Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull.

Mundine rejected criticism of the Federal Government for failing to establish a dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health portfolio as the previous Labor Government had, and for investing responsibility for Indigenous issues in the Prime Minister's office.

And on the Federal Opposition front, Bill Shorten revealed his new look cabinet, taking on the Indigenous Affairs portfolio himself, while leaving Catherine King in charge of health.

With the 2015 - 16 Federal Budget only hours away, Croakey has prepared the following summary of the announcements already made in the health portfolio and compared these against the recommend... Read more

The Close the Gap Campaign has released its position paper on the Federal Budget 2015 - 16, calling on Government to restore cuts of up to $ 534.4 million over five years from the rationalisation of Indigenous Affairs programs, grants and activities administered by the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Health portfolios.

In its Indigenous health report the Committee recommended that the federal Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs be required to produce an annual report to Parliament on the progress of government actions across all portfolios to improve indigenous health and well - being.

Wyatt will need to work closely with the federal Indigenous Affairs portfolio to ensure funds and programs do address determinants of health, including justice.

(There seems to be little point asking the Federal Health Department for such a briefing, given the portfolio's lack of leadership to date).