Greens’ spokesperson for health, Senator Richard Di Natale, is calling on the Government to fund the expansion of Australia’s bowel cancer screening program as recommended by the Cancer Council in its pre-budget submission.
“Evidence shows that Australia’s National Bowel Screening Program has been very successful in earlier diagnosis of disease, which leads to a better prognosis for patients and reduced costs on the health system.
Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 12:21
In Senate Estimates hearings today, the Government's reasons for rejecting $1 bet limits on poker machines were exposed as a lie. Under questioning from Greens Senator, Richard Di Natale, the Department (FAHCSIA) admitted that their $1.5 billion price tag was not based on the Productivity Commission's recommended policy.
Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 15:25
Greens’ spokesperson for health, Senator Richard Di Natale, said today that the $165 million secured yesterday by the Greens was a great first step but that he will be looking for a much more significant total investment in dental health in the May budget.
Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 10:54
Richard appeared on SKY PM News discussing the Greens securing $165m for dental health funding
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 23:00
Richard was interviewed on ABC News Breakfast about the Greens backing means testing of the private health insurance rebate and securing the Government's commitment to $165m for dental health.
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 23:00
Greens’ spokesperson for health, Senator Richard Di Natale, and Greens MP, Adam Bandt, said today that the Greens had secured $165 million in funding for dental health. The commitment to allocate the money raised by the Medicare Levy Surcharge towards dental care comes in response to the Greens support for passage of the Government’s private health insurance package.
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 14:54
The Australian Greens today called for the government to split its private health reforms so that bills to means test the private health insurance rebate and the Medicare levy surcharge could be voted on independently.
“One of the key goals of health policy is to deliver healthcare to those who most need it at the lowest possible cost,” said Greens’ health spokesperson Dr Richard Di Natale.
Posted on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 13:11
Australian Greens’ health spokesperson, Senator Richard Di Natale said today that the New South Wales Government has led the way by banning all sunbeds, but now the rest of the country needs to catch up.
“The Australian Greens support the campaigners around Australia who are calling on all governments to act as New South Wales has and move to ban sunbeds.
“There is no debate in the medical community – sunbeds are dangerous. They kill people.
Posted on Monday, February 6, 2012 - 13:27
The Greens said today that the Baillieu Government is using hollow excuses for inaction on pokies and if they are serious about pokies reform they would embrace the Greens' $1 bets proposal.
“The Baillieu government's broken promise takes the cake in a long line of broken election commitments - it is just a hollow excuse for inaction on pokies reform,” said Colleen Hartland, Victorian Greens spokesperson for Gambling.
Posted on Monday, February 6, 2012 - 11:54
Greens’ spokesperson for health, Senator Richard Di Natale, said that he continued to have concerns about the proposed government's Private Health Insurance reforms.
“The Greens and the Government agree that tax payers shouldn't be subsidising private health insurance for high income earners.
Posted on Monday, February 6, 2012 - 11:04
