Media & Press Statements

Federal authorities are being asked to reveal the names of the politicians who give lobbyists full access to Parliament House after growing frustration over hundreds of people who can wield influence in the building...

I am concerned by reports the Federal Government is set to raise JobSeeker in the Federal Budgetfor those over 55, leaving behind younger Australians who are no less deserving of support, dignity,and a chance...

I welcome the Federal Government’s announcement that six million Australians will save up to $180 a year per drug on more than 300 common medicines for chronic conditionssuch as heart disease, cholesterol and hypertension....

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport today released the report of its Inquiry into ‘Long COVID and Repeated COVID Infections’.

Independent MP for Kooyong, Dr Monique Ryan, is calling on the Federal Government to increase the support provided via Jobseeker, Parenting Payment Single, rent assistance and related payments, as was recommended this week by...

The community pharmacy lobby has warned that doubling prescription lengths and boosting the amount of medicine available in each script will disrupt supply and may present a risk to patients.

I am delighted to say that the Strength to Give national cheek swab recruitment campaign has gone live this week.

A special committee established to advise the government on welfare policy beforeeach budget is recommending Labor atone for Julia Gillard’s act in 2012 ofstripping single mothers of parenting payments, sources say.

Today, I’m calling on the Government to make medications cheaper for Australians with chronic diseases.

Doubling the number of medicines a person can collect with each prescription from one to two months’ supply could save patients up to $180 a year and reduce the government’s payments to pharmacists for...