Jodie Belyea (Dunkley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the launch of the Real face of men's health: 2024Australian report. This report outlines the state of men's health across Australia and makes clear the benefits that would ripple through families, communities and society if we improved men's health and wellbeing—including billions of dollars in savings by preventing avoidable conditions.

My husband had prostate cancer, which he addressed in the nick of time. He was able to deal with this because he was proactive. Unfortunately, this is not the approach of many men. Therefore, we must continue to increase the primary prevention and awareness-raising strategies. I thank Michelle Terry, CEO of Movember, Professor Simon Rice, Global Director of the Movember Men's Health Institute, and my parliamentary colleagues for publishing this comprehensive and timely report. There is more work to do, and I will advocate for the recommendations in the report.

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