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Today in Question Time, Kevin Rudd again failed to answer the hard questions on the failure of his border protection policies. Kevin Rudd and Labor can't disguise the fact that they've lost control of our borders. www.youtube.com/watch Read more...
9 October 2009 Shadow Health Minister Peter Dutton today accused the Rudd Government of trying to divert attention from the harm cuts to Medicare rebates for cataract surgery will cause. By re-announcing that it would increase one rebate for complex cataract surgery, Health Minister Nicola... Read more...
1 October 2009 Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon is under mounting pressure to reconsider her decision to slash the Medicare rebate for cataract surgery. Shadow Health Minister Peter Dutton supported a call today from the Rural Doctors Association for the Federal Government to ... Read more...
22 September 2009 An AMA survey which showed that between 20,000 and 50,000 extra people might be forced to seek cataract surgery in public hospitals was all the more reason for the Rudd Government to drop its harsh proposal to halve Medicare rebates for cataract treatment. Shadow... Read more...
beyondblue Anxiety and Depression Awareness (ADA) Month during October provides an opportunity for workplaces, community groups and individuals to take part in activities to raise awareness of anxiety and depression and help reduce the associated stigma. Depression is common and can affect anyone a... Read more...
On 16th September 2009, during the Parliamentary sitting week I attended the launch of the book 'Small Miracles' at Parliament House. The book has been published by one of Australia's top publishers Hachette Australia who publish everything from Enid Blyton to Stephen King and many well known... Read more...
Today in Question Time, Mr Rudd and Ms Gillard again turned Parliament into a farce when they refused to answer questions on important issues such as the Rudd Labor Government's wasteful and reckless spending and the dangerous accumulation of debt.Read more...
16 September 2009 The Coalition has successfully moved to ensure Health Minister Nicola Roxon will not be able to make changes to the Extended Medicare Safety Net without reference to Parliament. The Minister, in future, will have to seek the approval of both the House of Representatives and the S... Read more...
16 September 2009 Nicola Roxon has been forced into another back-flip – today withdrawing treatment for macular degeneration from proposed caps to the Extended Medicare Safety Net. Sufferers of macular degeneration had feared the Rudd Government’s safety net caps would make their treatment unaffor... Read more...
Remember when Kevin Rudd uttered that four-letter word on television. It was as faked and staged as everything this Prime Minister does and probably run through a focus group fifty times before it left the Prime Ministerial mouth. I don’t think he can help it – he’s just plain boring. And the Par... Read more...