Healthy Kids Check axed by Abbott government

By Julia Medew
Updated May 24 2015 - 10:23am, first published May 19 2015 - 12:24am
Health checks for children aged three to five has been scrapped by the federal government.
Health checks for children aged three to five has been scrapped by the federal government.
Will Fitzpatrick, 4 years old, with his Mum Kate Sheahan in Port Melbourne.  Photo: Penny Stephens
Will Fitzpatrick, 4 years old, with his Mum Kate Sheahan in Port Melbourne. Photo: Penny Stephens
For Kate Sheahan, whose son Will, 4, has been diagnosed with asthma, a severe allergy and sleep apnoea, the decision that doesn’t make sense. Photo: Penny Stephens
For Kate Sheahan, whose son Will, 4, has been diagnosed with asthma, a severe allergy and sleep apnoea, the decision that doesn’t make sense. Photo: Penny Stephens

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