On Tuesday, 29 March 2022, the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP (Treasurer of Australia) announced the Morrison Government’s 2022-23 Federal Budget, which included a record investment in Australia’s health system with a total commitment of $537 billion over the next four years.
As the national peak body for Australians living with a rare disease, Rare Voices Australia (RVA) attended the Department of Health’s Portfolio Briefing webinar presentation and Q&A with the Hon Greg Hunt MP (Minister for Health and Aged Care); the Hon Dr David Gillespie MP (Minister for Regional Health); the Hon David Coleman MP (Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention); and Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck (Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services). The session was facilitated by Dr Brendan Murphy, Secretary of the Department of Health.
In our Budget Statement, RVA has highlighted areas of the Budget we believe are most relevant to Australians living with a rare disease and the rare disease sector.
