The Morrison McCormack Government welcomes new initiatives from NBN Co that will provide more broadband data for Sky Muster satellite customers living in rural and remote Australia. The initiatives announced today include permanent enhancements to NBN Co’s Sky Muster Plus offering, and a temporary increase to data allowances for standard Sky Muster plans to support…
Vulnerable patients and doctors have received improved protection from coronavirus (COVID-19) after increased access to telehealth services passed Parliament last night. Government has extensively consulted with AMA, RACGP, ACCRM, RDAA, and other key peak bodies and members of the medical profession and health professions, to ensure Medicare is responsive to the challenges of COVID-19. Regional…
COVID-19 Update I know that there are people in my electorate who are concerned about COVID-19 and what it means for their communities. I have been in regular contact with the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Brendan Murphy, who has been briefing me and other Federal Government Ministers on the very latest expert information about the…
Communiqué – Rural and Remote Health Stakeholder Special Roundtable on COVID-19 By Teleconference, 20 March 2020 The Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government, the Hon Mark Coulton MP, chaired a special roundtable teleconference with members of the Rural Health Stakeholder group. Minister Coulton brought together key health stakeholders to discuss the…
Economic boost for our communities Last week the Coalition Government announced its $17.6 billion economic plan to keep Australians in jobs, keep businesses in business, and support households and the Australian economy. We’ve been in the thick of drought right for some time now, so the extra stimulus will be most welcome right around the…