Both Federal leaders are in Victoria pitching their policies on health, with potentially just weeks to go until the election. 9News
With May 11 now being tipped as the likely date for the Federal election, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten are preparing to go head-to-head on the battleground of health.In a bid to turn things around, the Government will invest almost half a billion dollars to deliver world-leading cancer treatment for patients, along with other health initiatives.
Mr Morrison said $80 million would help create a new national cancer treatment centre at the Peter MacCallum centre, providing access to treatments involving T-Cell therapy, previously only offered overseas. This investment will be life-changing for so many of our sickest Australians, including many children battling cancer,” the Prime Minister said.
The Government says the centre will also create more than 140 new manufacturing jobs and 15 medical research positions. Meanwhile, Bill Shorten is also focusing on health today, promising to end the Medicare freeze early, making healthcare more affordable.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Morrison and Shorten make road and rail pledge push | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have been travelling across the country, making road and rail pledges ahead of the federal election. \n\nMr Morrison was in the Labor-held Victorian seat of Bass pledging $70 million to improve roads in the region as part of his congestion-busting promise.\n\nMr Shorten wrapped up his four-day blitz of WA in the marginal seat of Pearce where he made commitments to a $850 million transport pledge for the Morley to Ellenbrook rail line in Perth.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Read more »
Scott Morrison injects $2b into fast railThe prime minister has committed $2 billion to building fast rail links between major cities and regional areas, with Melbourne to Geelong top of the list. 9News
Read more »
Will Scott Morrison's fast rail plan help him save seats in Victoria?The Prime Minister may be hoping his promise of $2 billion for fast rail to Geelong will improve his election prospects in Victoria, but November's state election result may not offer him much comfort.
Read more »
Scott Morrison coy on One Nation preferences | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison remains under pressure to preference One Nation last at the next federal election, saying he wouldn't be drawn into a political 'slanging match'.\n\nThe prime minister says the Liberal Party will wait until all candidates have been declared to decide on its preferencing arrangements. \n\nAsked whether Senator Hanson and One Nation Party are racist, Mr Morrison said there is a lack of understanding about Islam in Australia and that he doesn't share some of the party's views.\n\n\n\n
Read more »
Protestors crash Scott Morrison's fast rail news conference | Sky News AustraliaProtestors have crashed the Prime Minister's news conference as he unveiled plans for a multi-billion dollar fast rail.\n\nScott Morrison has committed $2 billion to building fast rail links between major cities and regional areas, with Melbourne to Geelong top of the list.\n\nThe rail projects will help ease pressure on major cities and make regional areas more attractive, he said.\n\nUnion-aligned protesters appeared at the conference, chanting loudly and calling for the Morrison government to be kicked out of office at the next election.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n
Read more »
Protestors derail Scott Morrison's fast train news conference | Sky News AustraliaProtestors have crashed the Prime Minister's news conference as he unveiled plans for a multi-billion dollar fast rail project. \n\nScott Morrison has committed $2 billion to build fast rail links between major cities and regional areas, with Melbourne to Geelong top of the list.\n\nThe rail projects will help ease pressure on major cities and make regional areas more attractive, he said.\n\nUnion-aligned protesters appeared at the conference on Friday, chanting loudly and calling for the Morrison government to be kicked out of office at the next election.\n\nConstruction of the rail link would take at least 10 years. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n
Read more »
Workers and students pushed to regions in Scott Morrison's 'congestion reduction' bidChanges to the government's immigration policy cuts 30,000 places from the permanent migration intake and creates incentives for immigrants to move to regional areas.
Read more »
Scott Morrison welcomes moderation after Turkey remarks | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison has welcomed moderation from Turkey, after the country's president made an inflammatory speech that sparked a diplomatic row.\n\nMr Morrison believes Recep Tayyip Erdogan has 'moderated' his views about Australians after a series of high-level crisis meetings overnight.\n\n'It's my intention to break any cycle of recklessness and work through the issues practically,' he told reporters in Melbourne on Thursday.\n\nTurkish-Australian relations plummeted after Mr Erdogan threatened to send Australians with anti-Muslim views home in coffins, like their grandfathers.\n\nMr Erdogan was referencing the WWI battle at Gallipoli, in which thousands of Australian and New Zealand soldiers died fighting the Turks.\n\n\n\n\n
Read more »
Waleed takes on Scott MorrisonA clearly frustrated ScottMorrisonMP has gone face-to-face with Waleed Aly on theprojecttv. Suffice to say, there were fireworks. See what went on here: TheProjectTV
Read more »
Scott Morrison gives his account of 'anti-Islam' meeting in tense television interviewPrime Minister Scott Morrison has vehemently denied ever suggesting anti-Muslim sentiment should be exploited for votes.
Read more »