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03 May |
Budget must close the gap for visionThe Australian Government must help to close the gap for vision by supporting better eye health and vision care outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in this year’s Federal Budget. |
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27 Apr |
Vision 2020 Australia welcomes funding for Indigenous eye healthVision 2020 Australia welcomes Australian Government funding for a national program to increase access to eye health and vision care services for Aboriginal Australians. |
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20 Apr |
Costs not the only consideration for the NDISProtecting the current level funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme is essential for people who are blind or vision impaired, Blind Citizens Australia has said as the costs of the scheme come under scrutiny. |
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30 Jan |
Start the Lunar New Year with clear visionVictoria’s Vietnamese community are encouraged to get their eyes tested in the lead up to Lunar New Year. |
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18 Jan |
Vision 2020 Australia congratulates new Health and Aged Care MinistersOn behalf of its members in the eye health and vision care sector, Vision 2020 Australia welcomes today’s appointment by the Prime Minister, the Hon Malcom Turnbull MP, of the Hon Greg Hunt MP as Minister for Health and Sport, and the Hon Minister Ken Wyatt AM MP as Minister for Aged Care and Indigenous Health. |
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04 Jan |
New funding to eliminate trachomaBefore the federal Government closed for the Christmas break, Minister for Health Sussan Ley announced much needed funding for Indigenous Australians- an additional $20.8 million for trachoma activities. |
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19 Dec |
Vision 2020 Australia welcomes Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee recommendation to improve access to anti-VEGF therapies for Diabetic Macular OedemaVision 2020 Australia welcomes advice that the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has recommended amending existing restrictions for anti-VEGF therapies, to allow ophthalmology registrars and other medical practitioners to prescribe these sight-saving therapies. |
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12 Dec |
Vision 2020 Australia calls for seven per cent Australian Public Service disability employment targetVision 2020 Australia congratulates the Australian Government on releasing the second implementation plan Driving Action 2015–2018 under the National Disability Strategy 2010-2020. In particular, Vision 2020 Australia commends the Australian Government on prioritising employment. |
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25 Nov |
Vision 2020 Australia supports call to the Minister for Social Services over NDIS accessibilityVision 2020 Australia would like to thank Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert for drawing attention to the fact that many people who are blind or vision impaired have been unable to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). |
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23 Nov |
Federal Parliamentarians get their eyes checked to mark World Diabetes Day and the “Eyes on Diabetes” campaign to prevent blindnessOver 25 federal MP’s and Senators will have their eyes checked at Parliament House on 23 November using a special camera which photographs the retina to enable early detection of diabetes-related damage to the eyes. |
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