Greg Hunt takes on health ministry in limited reshuffle

By Michael Koziol, Heath Aston
Updated January 18 2017 - 11:08pm, first published 8:19pm
Greg Hunt takes up the reins of the key health portfolio. Photo: Jesse Marlow
Greg Hunt takes up the reins of the key health portfolio. Photo: Jesse Marlow
No desire for a major reshuffle: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: Edwina Pickles
No desire for a major reshuffle: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: Edwina Pickles
New Aged Care and Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt, pictured with Mr Turnbull, becomes the first Indigenous person to hold a federal ministry. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
New Aged Care and Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt, pictured with Mr Turnbull, becomes the first Indigenous person to hold a federal ministry. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
New Health Minister Greg Hunt visited Frankston Hospital on Wednesday where he met patient Fay Tipping. Photo: Justin McManus
New Health Minister Greg Hunt visited Frankston Hospital on Wednesday where he met patient Fay Tipping. Photo: Justin McManus

Incoming Health Minister Greg Hunt says he wants to establish a better relationship with the nation's GPs amid the ongoing conflict over the government's decision to maintain a freeze on the Medicare rebate.