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29 Jan |
United blindness sector eyeballs parliamentarians on NDISVision 2020 Australia and member organisations have come together to provide a united voice to ensure the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is fair, equitable and meets the needs of people who are blind or who have functional vision loss. |
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29 Nov |
Cigarette packaging and warnings a visionary move towards eliminating the impact of smoking on eyesCEO of Australia’s eye health and vision care peak body is hailing Saturday’s landmark roll out of plain packaging tobacco products as a crucial step in saving the sight of millions of Australians at risk of eye disease caused by smoking. |
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13 Nov |
Waistline worry for eye health on World Diabetes DayOn the eve of World Diabetes Day (14 November) the national peak body for eye health and vision care is warning Australia’s diabetes epidemic will mean worrying results for eye health. |
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15 Oct |
Eye health and vision care sector joins forces to respond to NDISVision 2020 Australia has collaborated with its member organisations to provide a united voice to ensure that a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is fair, equitable and meets the needs of people who are blind or have significant functional vision loss. |
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11 Oct |
Barry Jones makes $35 million birthday wish to tackle avoidable blindnessOn World Sight Day Vision 2020 Australia Chair the Hon Dr Barry Jones AO has called on the Federal Government to step up its fight to end avoidable blindness and reduce the impact of vision loss for all Australians. |
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08 Oct |
Growth of diabetes puts eyesight of half a million Victorians at risk say expertsOn World Sight Day two peak health bodies have warned that by 2025 around half a million Victorians risk losing their sight due to the diabetes epidemic facing the nation. |
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02 Aug |
Prevention a priority for sector this World Sight DaySome 75 per cent of blindness and vision loss is preventable or treatable – that’s the key message Vision 2020 Australia is urging the sector to get behind for World Sight Day this year. |
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25 Jun |
Strong bi-partisan support to eliminate avoidable blindness visible at Vision 2020 Australia eventHealth Minister Tanya Plibersek and Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing, Peter Dutton, were among the prominent guests in attendance at the Vision 2020 Australia Parliamentary Friends Group for Eye Health and Vision Care dinner at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday night. |
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09 May |
Freeze on aid budget hinders Australia’s vision to address blindness in the Asia PacificVision 2020 Australia said the Government’s decision to break its promise to increase foreign aid funding to 0.5 per cent of GNI by 2015 was a setback for eye health. |
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02 May |
Saving sight is bang for buck when it comes to Australian foreign aidVision 2020 Australia is urging the federal government to stick to its foreign aid promises amid speculation of funding cuts in next week’s federal budget. |
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