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Green’s show leadership on national bowel cancer screening [12 August, 2010] Senator Rachel Siewert, Australian Greens Health spokesperson has today announced the Greens’ commitment to improving the National Bowel Screening Program. The Greens are calling on the next federal government to commit to maintaining the current funding of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program beyond…

Big Tobacco funds election campaign against plain packaging  [4 August, 2010] “We were delighted to welcome the Government’s announcement in May to phase in plain packaging for tobacco products from 2012 and what we believed was Opposition’s tacit support for the proposal.” Professor Olver CEO Cancer Council Australia. Media reports today reveal that Big Tobacco…