Federal opposition IR spokesperson, Julie Bishop, formally announced that the Coalition had dropped its opposition to the Labor government’s plan to “abolish” Australian Workplace Agreements (individual contracts) on February 19. AUSTRALIA: Coalition drops opposition to ‘abolition’ of AWAs

J&J, Family Link intensify support for mentally ill (The Daily Tribune)Johnson & Johnson (Philippines) Inc. recently strengthened its partnership with Family Link with the extension for another year of the companys support for the Mental Health Awareness Program, an initiative supporting mentally ill patients and their families.

PM makes call to Smeaton family (BBC News)The prime minister phones his support to the family of car bomb hero John Smeaton, who is in intensive care.

New York State Department of HealthFamily Health Plus is a public health insurance program for adults who are aged 19 to 64 who have income or resources too high to qualify for Medicaid. .