Today it has been estimated that the average 70 year old has four chronic conditions and consumes an average of 35 PBS scripts per year for those conditions.

We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity.

It is a fact that governments tend to put in place policies and strategies in response to current scenarios.

And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and a healthy diet.

The message from the United States and Europe is that governments must live within their means.

The Gillard government must give up its addiction to wasteful spending borrowing and taxing.

There are genuine concerns about the status of children to be sent to Malaysia and also there are genuine concerns about the human rights record in Malaysia.