Greg Hunt
The graph that shows Australia’s emerging fertility problem
Australia’s fragmented IVF sector is ill-equipped to keep up with rising demand, according to a sweeping review co-authored by former health minister Greg Hunt.
- by Angus Thomson
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Liberal Party
Morrison-era minister Greg Hunt pushes Liberals to pick more women
A key internal pressure group has made its first call for gender quotas as the party’s most senior woman urges female voters to give her party “another look-in”.
- by Paul Sakkal
‘Sassy little taco’: Emerging entrepreneur likes rolling with the Libs
Maninderjit “Mannu” Kala has expensive tastes and hobnobs in high circles. He’s also got some snappy motivational messages.
- by Liam Mannix and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Government grants
‘Not how you run a $1b scheme’: Science fund backers lead chorus for reform
Leading scientists have raised concerns about the role of ‘captain’s picks’ in the Medical Research Future Fund.
- by Liam Mannix
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Science
‘Conga line of scientists’: How $500m went to winners of a one-horse race
The former Coalition government gave out substantial grants without competition to charities or scientists who personally lobbied for funding.
- by Liam Mannix
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Government grants
Politics and science don’t mix. It’s time for change
Having inherited a $20 billion medical research fund, it’s now important the federal Labor government acts to tackle its shortcomings.
- The Age's View
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Government grants
A centre never built and a hospital that missed out: the Coalition’s ‘unusual’ $20b research fund
The Medical Research Future Fund is supposed to back cutting-edge research. Insiders claim its ‘unusual’ structure allows the health minister to hold too much sway.
- by Liam Mannix
RyanAir: Teal means business when she flies to Canberra
Independent Kooyong MP Monique Ryan bills taxpayers $28,000 for business class flights
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Smoking & vaping
Chemist Warehouse, former health minister’s lobby group among medical vape shareholders
Liber Pharmaceuticals is poised to capitalise if Australia succeeds in becoming the first country to regulate nicotine vapes as medical products sold to people with a doctor’s prescription but banned for general use.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Coronavirus pandemic
Former health minister wants focus back on COVID as he embarks on new job
Greg Hunt is on a mission to make Melbourne the new Boston or Cambridge, but in his first interview since leaving politics, he also draws attention to COVID deaths and calls for Liberal Party diversity.
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
Mental health
Mental health needs lost in sideshow debate
The controversy over a cut to the number of Better Access psychology sessions is distracting us from a much bigger crisis.
- by Patrick McGorry
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