
Turnbull appoints new health minister
Greg Hunt has immediately sought to turn around the Turnbull government’s troubled reputation in the health portfolio, pledging his support for Medicare.
Greg Hunt has immediately sought to turn around the Turnbull government’s troubled reputation in the health portfolio, pledging his support for Medicare.
Embattled Turnbull government cabinet minister Sussan Ley has resigned from the frontbench.
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Julie Bishop is the latest politician facing scrutiny over travel expense claims as calls for an overhaul of the entitlements system grow louder.
At least two senators will renew their push to clean up entitlements for federal politicians when parliament returns next month as the furore over Sussan Ley’s travel claims continues to escalate.
The Federal Government’s newly-appointed medical marijuana adviser – doctor and former Liberal MP Andrew Southcott – insists he has an “open mind” on the use of medicinal cannabis, despite today standing by his previous assertion that the drug is “not safe”.
UPDATED: Sussan Ley will stand aside as health minister amid a string of scandals surrounding her use of taxpayer-funded trips to the Gold Coast.