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Gone in a puff of smoke: Importing disposable vapes banned from next year
Disposable vapes won't be allowed into Australia from New Year's Day. Health Minister Mark Butler’s crackdown aims to stop a thriving black market that imports millions of flavoured disposable vapes from China and sells them to young Australians on social media or under the counter in convenience stores.
Tories push Holyrood for timetable of investigation... Tories push Holyrood for timetable of investigation into Matheson data bill. Health Secretary admitted earlier this month the bill had been caused by his teenage sons using his parliamentary iPad as a hotspot to watch football games during a family holiday to Morocco.
Palaniswami criticises DMK regime for ‘not being able to contain the spread of dengue’ Edappadi K. Palaniswami pulled up the DMK regime for ‘not being able to contain the spread of dengue in the State’ He found fault with Health Minister Ma. Subramanian for holding “token fever camps for a few days’
Palaniswami criticises DMK regime for ‘not being able to contain the spread of dengue’ Edappadi K. Palaniswami pulled up the DMK regime for “not being able to contain the spread of dengue in the State’ The AIADMK leader found fault with Health Minister Ma. Subramanian for holding “token fever camps for a few days” before he became “pre-occupied with conducting marathon contests”
Gone in a puff of smoke: Importing disposable vapes banned from next year Disposable vapes won't be allowed into Australia from New Year's Day. Health Minister Mark Butler’s crackdown aims to stop a thriving black market that imports millions of flavoured disposable vapes from China and sells them to young Australians on social media or under the counter in convenience stores.
Labor, Liberals trade blows a year on from Vic election Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas was keen to spruik the government's achievements over the past year. No mention was made of its decision to cancel the 2026 Commonwealth Games in July over cost concerns. She instead sought to divert attention on to John Pesutto, who succeeded Matthew Guy as opposition leader in December.
Kerala News: Stampede during Nikita Gandhi concert at Cochin varsity kills 4 students, many injured | Mint Stampede-like situation at CUSAT University in Kochi. Four students dead and many injured as per Health Minister Veena George. The accident occured at Tech Fest at the Cochin University of Science and Technology.
This week in Queensland politics saw the ghost of Campbell Newman past haunt Labor and the LNP Health Minister Shannon Fentiman is walking a fine line at the helm of a portfolio often described as a poisoned chalice. Public service wages cost more than $32 billion per year and the number of full-time positions has risen by 44,900 from 2014-15 to 2022-23.
Health Minister Shannon Fentiman meets with emergency department heads to address ambulance ramping concerns Health Minister Shannon Fentiman met with emergency department heads today. $20 million has been allocated to implement a suite of measures to help improve patient flow. The government has come under fire amid calls to address ambulance ramping and hospital wait times.
Home birth option for Queensland women in 2024 Health Minister Shannon Fentiman says $1.2 million has been initially allocated to the service. It will start at Sunshine Coast University Hospital from mid-2024. Queensland and Tasmania are the only states currently not offering publicly funded home births.
Michael Matheson to be investigated over £11,000 data roaming football scandal Holyrood bosses will investigate Health Secretary Michael Matheson over his £11,000 data roaming bill scandal. The SNP MSP initially said the bill, racked up on a family holiday in Morocco, was the fault of an out-of-date sim card on his Holyrood iPad.
Date set for former Health Secretary Matt Hancock's grilling at Covid Inquiry Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock to appear at Covid Inquiry next week. Ex-Deputy PM Dominic Raab and Cabinet minister Michael Gove also summoned. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, Andy Bunrham and Steve Rotheram to appear. Hancock accused of wanting to decide who lived or died during crisis.
Quebec pushes to pass major health-care reform bill before end of session | CBC News Bill 15 includes more than 1,000 articles and is meant to be a major reform of Quebec's health-care system. Health Minister Christian Dubé wants to speed up the process to get the bill passed into law. With only 60 hours of committee work scheduled between now and the end of the session, Dubé is calling on opposition parties to kick things into high gear.
MPs meeting Turkish officials over butt-lift safety fears after woman, 31, dies Melissa Kerr, 31, paid £3,200 for buttock enlargement surgery in Turkey. Procedure carries a death rate at "least 10 times higher than many other cosmetic procedures" Ms Kerr was not fully aware of the risks of the procedure, inquest heard. Coroner Jacqueline Lake wrote to Health Secretary Steve Barclay to warn of the dangers of cosmetic surgery overseas.
‘No shortage’ of chances to scrutinise Matheson over data bill, says Brown Keith Brown defended the Health Secretary and said those who wish to know more about the circumstances of the £11,000 data roaming bill on his iPad should await a parliamentary investigation. Mr Brown said his SNP colleague is someone of “integrity and honesty”
I'm A Celeb in chaos as show loses millions of viewers over Nigel Farage boycott Average of 7million tuned in on Sunday evening - down on 2million from last year. Number of fans boycotting show because of Nigel Farage's inclusion is at least in part due to the decision of thousands of fans to boycott watching. Last year fans were unhappy former Health Secretary Matt Hancock was on the show, and for some it seems Farage is the final straw.
Scotland's papers: MSPs to vote on ceasefire and iPad bill row latest First Minister Humza Yousaf said Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar should "stand firm and back an immediate ceasefire" Pressure grows on Health Secretary Michael Matheson to quit after he racked up an £11,000 data roaming bill on his iPad. Russell Brand has been questioned by the Metropolitan Police over allegations of historical sex offences.
Health Secretary `confident´ in his record as Tories... Health Secretary has come under fire over the data roaming charges this month. He revealed his teenage sons had racked up the costs by using the device to watch football while on a family holiday in Morocco. Scottish Conservatives continue to push to hold a vote of no confidence in him.
Backlog over ‘flawed’ DNA testing may take years Backlog over 'flawed' DNA testing may take years. Health Minister Shannon Fentiman: “The DNA lab really did away with scientifically sound methodology.”
Inquiry finds DNA testing method 'fundamentally flawed' The second inquiry was announced by Health Minister Shannon Fentiman after speaking to independent forensic scientist Dr Kirsty Wright. Dr Wright complained that Project 13 concerns were not raised in the first inquiry into the lab's practices held in 2022. Project 13 was found to be "fundamentally flawed" and introduced without being scientifically validated, with the automated testing method yielding up to 92 per cent less DNA than the manual technique.
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