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Health, including preventive

Richard Di Natale is the Greens spokesperson for health. The Greens believe that everyone has the right to timely, quality health care.

Senator Di Natale’s work in this area is focused on primary health care and preventative health care, and working towards a health system focussed on individual and social wellbeing.

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Greens negotiate Alcopops package

17 Mar 2009
The Australian Greens today reached agreement with the Government for a more comprehensive action to tackle binge drinking in A...
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Greens & Xenophon negotiate Alcopops package

17 Mar 2009
Australian Greens Senators Bob Brown & Rachel Siewert, alongside independent Senator Nick Xenophon, announce successful neg...
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Government stymies alcohol agreement

16 Mar 2009
The Minister for Health has refused a Greens' plea for less than 2 percent of it's expected 'alcopops tax' income of $1.6 billi...
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Greens move to ban junk food ads aimed at kids

12 Mar 2009
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown today led off debate on the Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising Bill 2009 in the ...
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Junk Food advertising self-regulation doesn't work

19 Nov 2008
Self-regulation by advertisers of junk food does not work and will not solve Australia's childhood obesity epidemic, according ...
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NZ & Aust Greens to improve food labelling laws together

05 Nov 2008
The Australian and New Zealand Green Parties announced today they will work together to improve food labelling laws in New Zeal...
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Greens to Press Ahead With Junk Food Ads Ban

24 Oct 2008
The Australian Greens will press ahead with legislation for a total ban on junk food advertisements on children's TV, saying th...
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Brown introduces bill to restore ACT and NT right to legislate for death with dignity

17 Sep 2008
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown will today introduce a bill to overturn the ban on territory governments' right to legislate...
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Greens' new euthanasia bill for Senate

13 Sep 2008
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown will introduce a fresh bill on euthanasia to the Senate in the coming week. This coincide...
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Junk Food

04 Sep 2008
Obesity is a problem that the Federal Government can no longer afford to ignore. According to the Australian Medical Associatio...
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