Daily Archives: 8 February, 2017

NBN reaches four million homes and businesses

NewsBy Bert van Manen MP 8 February, 2017

More than four million homes and businesses across Australia are now able to order a service over the National Broadband Network (NBN). Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said NBN Co was on track to cover half the country by June 2017, with more than 19,000 premises currently under construction in Forde. “The…

Aussie kids given immediate access to life-changing cystic fibrosis drug

NewsBy Bert van Manen MP 8 February, 2017

From today, children aged two to five will have immediate and free access to Kalydeco® (ivacaftor) – a life-changing drug that addresses the causes of cystic fibrosis rather than just the symptoms. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP welcomed the news and said previously, only children six years of age and older with…