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Gregory Andrew Hunt (born 18 November 1965) is an Australian former politician who was the Minister for Health between January 2017 and May 2022. He was a Liberal Party member of the House of Representatives between November 2001 and 2022, representing the Division of Flinders in Victoria. He has previously served as a parliamentary secretary in the Howard government (2004–2007), Minister for the Environment (2013–2016), Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science (2016–2017), and Minister for Sport (2017). From March 2020 until his retirement in May 2022, Hunt had oversight over the Australian government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Early life Hunt was born on 18 November 1965 in Frankston, Victoria. He was one of five sons born to Kathinka (née Grant, known as Tinka) and Alan Hunt. His father was a solicitor by profession who had been elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1962, and served as a Liberal state government minister in the 1970s and 1980s. Hunt's maternal grandmother Phyllis Forster was one of the first women to graduate from the Victorian College of Pharmacy. His mother worked as a nurse, but suffered from a form of bipolar disorder and was later institutionalised. She died of a heart attack at the age of 58, while her son was studying abroad. Hunt grew up in Mornington, Victoria, attending Mornington Primary School and the Peninsula School. He took a gap year after leaving high school, travelling through Ireland, the Alps, Spain, and Israel. He lived on a kibbutz for several months, learning Hebrew and working in a machine shop. After returning to Australia, Hunt studied arts and law at the University of Melbourne, living at Ormond College and graduating with first-class honours. At university he developed friendships with Mary Wooldridge and John Roskam. He was head of the debating society and partnered with Rufus Black at the 1984 World Universities Debating Championship in Edinburgh, Scotland, finishing in second place. He won a prize for a final-year thesis he co-authored with Black, titled A Tax to Make the Polluter Pay. Hunt is one of seven Liberal MPs in the 46th Parliament of Australia who have obtained degrees at an Oxbridge or Ivy League university, the others being Alan Tudge, Angus Taylor, Andrew Laming, Dave Sharma, Josh Frydenberg and Paul Fletcher. Career Hunt joined law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques after completing his undergraduate degree. In 1992 he was an associate to Michael Black, the chief justice of the Federal Court of Australia. Hunt subsequently completed a Master of Arts in International Relations at Yale University as a Fulbright Scholar. He also interned at the UN Centre for Human Rights in Geneva, "researching atrocities in the former Yugoslavia". In 1994, Hunt began working as a senior adviser to Alexander Downer, the federal leader of opposition. He remained in Downer's office until 1998, spanning his resignation as Liberal leader and later appointment as foreign minister in the Howard government. He was the chief of the Australian Electoral Observer Mission at the 1998 Cambodian general election. Hunt subsequently worked as a senior fellow at the University of Melbourne's Centre for Comparative Constitutional Law (1998–1999), as engagement manager at management consultants McKinsey and Co. (1999–2001), and held the position of Director of Strategy at the World Economic Forum (2000–2001). He was a foundation investor in project management software company Aconex, but had to sell his shares in 2013 when he became a government minister. Politics Early career Hunt was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2001 federal election, standing in the Division of Flinders. He had been asked to stand for Liberal preselection by the retiring MP Peter Reith. In 2003 he supported the invasion of Iraq by coalition forces and served as a spokesman for the Howard government's policies. Hunt was first elevated to the ministry following the 2004 federal election, when he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. In January 2007, Hunt was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Following the Coalition's defeat at the 2007 election, he was appointed Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Urban Water. His title was altered to Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Heritage after the 2010 election. Abbott government (2013–2015) After the 2013 federal election, Hunt was appointed Minister for the Environment in the Abbott government. One of his first actions as minister was to inform Tim Flannery, the head of the Gillard government's Climate Commission, that the government was closing this body, as per its election platform. In December 2013, he announced a project to dredge Abbot Point, which was approved by the Marine Park Authority in January 2014. Turnbull government (2015–2018) Following the change in Liberal Party leadership in September 2015, Hunt was retained as Minister for the Environment in the new Turnbull government. In February 2016, Hunt was named "Best Minister in the World" by a panel established by Thomson Reuters for the 2016 World Government Summit of Dubai. With the reelection of the Turnbull government in 2016, Hunt became the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science in the Second Turnbull Ministry. Following the resignation of Sussan Ley as Health Minister in January 2017, Turnbull appointed Hunt as the Minister for Health and the Minister for Sport. In June 2017 Hunt, Michael Sukkar and Alan Tudge faced the possibility of being prosecuted for contempt of court after they made public statements criticising the sentencing decisions of two senior judges while the government was awaiting their ruling on a related appeal. They avoided prosecution by, eventually, making an unconditional apology to the Victorian Court of Appeal. In Turnbull's 2020 autobiography A Bigger Picture, he described Hunt as "widely distrusted by his colleagues" and stated that he "all too often used abusive and vulgar language towards others", including to his department secretary Martin Bowles. Morrison government (2018–2022) During the Liberal leadership crisis in August 2018, Hunt tendered his resignation as health minister. However, it was not formally accepted and he retained the position in the Morrison government several days later. Hunt stood for the deputy leadership of the party, polling 16 votes out of 82 (20 percent) compared with 46 for Josh Frydenberg and 20 for Steven Ciobo; there were three abstentions. Hunt had a prominent role during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. He was granted authority over Australia's strategy and response to the pandemic after the Governor-General of Australia enacted the Biosecurity Act 2015 on 23 March 2020. Hunt's leadership over Australia's public health response to the pandemic has received praise for its effectiveness in reducing transmission and following .... Discover the Andrew Hunt popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Andrew Hunt books.
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Wicked Game
Rick GatesAs featured in The Washington Post and Bloomberg!In a factual firsthand account of this turbulent period in our nation’s history, Donald Trump’s 2016 deputy campaign...
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The Impeachment Report
U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary & Alan DershowitzThe Official Report of the House Judiciary Committee on the ImpeachmentPlus the Dissenting Views from Republicans, the full Impeachment Inquiry Report on The Results of The TrumpUk...
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Mount Forword
Andrew HuntCorine has just finished working on her latest movie, and is feeling the effects of burnout. Noting her exhaustion, her costar recommends a retreat in Australia, set in a forest an...
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The Lion of War Collection
Cliff GrahamTwo novels from Cliff Graham's historical fiction series are now available in one collection!Day of WarIn ancient Israel, at the crossroads of the great trading routes, a man named...
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Classic Hunting Tales
Vin T. SparanoNo matter when and where it’s done, the loveand dangersof hunting will always remain.For more than forty million Americans who hunt, here is the ideal companion. Vincent T. Sparano...
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The Children on the Hill
Jennifer McMahonFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Drowning Kind comes a genredefying novel, inspired by Mary Shelley’s masterpiece Frankenstein, that brilliantly explores the eerie...
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Countdown bin Laden
Chris Wallace#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFollowing Chris Wallace’s “riveting” (The New York Times) and “propulsive” (Time) first book Countdown 1945 comes a deeply ...
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The Breaking Word
Andrew HunterThe Songreaver is missing!In the hour of his greatest triumph, Garrett the necromancer found only despair. Now, he has disappeared into the night with the ashenskinned demon who wa...
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The Girls Inside
NJ MackayA gripping, compelling psychological thriller about a cult, a fire, and the dark secrets that four young girls have carried with them but can no longer keep buried...Blue grew up i...
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The Quickening Gift
Andrew HunterThe Songreaver is gone.The north burns as the red god rises from his slumber, seeking vengeance on the servants of the death goddess. Far to the south, the city of vampires plunges...
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The Book of the Year 2018
No Such Thing As A Fish‘My favourite geeks. Hilarious. Sideways. Brilliant.’ Tim MinchinIn a year dominated by Russian collusion and Brexit confusion, The Book of the Year returns with another dose of ba...
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Sword of the Spellbreaker
Andrew HunterAs young Garrett and his friends struggle to rebuild their city after a devastating attack, the Brotherhood of Necromancers calls upon him to lead an expedition to the North. A sin...
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The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told
Vin T. SparanoExperience all the thrills and dangers of hunting big game as told by writers who experienced them firsthand.Elephant. Bear. Moose. Rhinoceros. Buffalo. Lion. Since prehistoric tim...
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Shadow Hunter
Geoffrey ArcherOne renegade captain threatens disasterHMS Truculent is a nuclearpowered, hunterkiller submarine, and one of the most deadly weapon systems in the world. Phil Hitchens is its disti...
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Rogue Warrior of the SAS
Martin Dillon & Roy BradfordMore than half a century after his death, Lt Col. Robert Blair Mayne is still regarded as one of the greatest soldiers in the history of military special operations. He was the mos...
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Mysterious Scotland
Michael BalfourMysterious Scotland presents an extraordinary array of the weird and wonderful heritage of the country. Michael Balfour examines strange stories from the moors, forests, rivers, ho...
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The Mueller Report
Robert S. Mueller, Special Counsel's Office U.S. Department of Justice & Alan DershowitzNOW A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER. There has never been a more important political investigation tha...
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Graphic Content
Brian Singer63 top creatives speak out on art, inspiration, life, and random things that happened."We watched as 60 yards away this man fought for his life. And I felt like a coward.""The pole...
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The Hunt for History
Nathan RaabNathan Raab, America’s preeminent rare documents dealer, delivers a “diverting account of treasure hunting in the fast lane” (The Wall Street Journal) that recounts his years as th...
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Little Heaven
Nick CutterA “gripping and terrifying story…and one not to be missed” (Robert McCammon) from the acclaimed author of The Troop and The Deep!A trio of mismatched mercenariesMicah Shughrue, Min...
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Callous Disregard
Andrew J. Wakefield & Jenny McCarthyCallous Disregard is the account of how a doctor confronted first a disease and then the medical system that sought and still seeks to deny that disease, leaving millions of childr...
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Arthroscopic Proximal Biceps Tenodesis
Smith & Nephew, Inc.Arthroscopic Proximal Biceps Tenodesis is a new interactive technique guide featuring Dr. Scott W. Trenhaile from Rockford, IL. In this guide, Dr. Trenhaile covers the basics of bi...
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Breaking Biden
ALEX MARLOWINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe New York Times bestselling author of the “mustread” (Sean Hannity) Breaking the News and editorinchief of Breitbart News Network returns with t...
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Vulgar Favors
Maureen OrthRead the true story of the manhunt that inspired The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, the acclaimed FX series. “The breadth and thoroughness of [Maureen]...
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Rigged
Mollie HemingwayFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER JUSTICE ON TRIALStunned by the turbulence of the 2020 election, millions of Americans are asking the forbidden question: what really h...
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League of American Traitors
Matthew LandisThose who don’t know history are destined to repeat it . . . When seventeen yearold Jasper is approached at the funeral of his deadbeat father by a man claiming to be an associate ...
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The Hungering Flame
Andrew HunterGarrett, an apprentice necromancer, flees the tomb city of Wythr with the help of his friends, a ghoul who likes pies and the vampire girl he would follow anywhere. Can they find t...
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Songreaver
Andrew HunterOn the road home from a hardwon victory against the armies of the Chadiri dragon lord, the young sorcerer Garrett encounters an insidious new threat, unlike any he's faced before. ...
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The Lottery Caller
Andrew HuntIt was an exciting time for Lacey. She was starting a new job, which should brought new opportunities and challenges. She was beginning a new life working for the Lottery, and whil...
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Programming 101
Andrew HunterHave you ever wanted to code but thought it would be to hard or complex. This book is a solution to that problem. Program 101 is a book designed to help you with coding concepts an...
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Arthroscopic Meniscal Allograft Transplantation
Smith & Nephew, Inc.Arthroscopic Meniscal Allograft Transplantation is a new interactive technique guide featuring Tim Spalding, FRCS and Peter Verdonk, MD, PhD. In this guide, Mr. Spalding and ...
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Reflections On A Summer Sea
Trevor NortonThis is the funny and touching story of a menagerie of eccentric and talented ecologists who, mainly as a hobby, spent forty summers at Lough Ine, a stunning marine lough in a corn...
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The Frostwoven Crown
Andrew HunterGarrett must walk a perilous line between his duty to the sisterhood of the death goddess and his loyalty to the brotherhood of necromancers as he seeks to uncover the identity of ...
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The Perfect Life
Nuala EllwoodHAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE SOMEONE ELSE?Vanessa has always found it easy to pretend to be somebody different, somebody better. When things get tough in her real life, all she has t...
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Brennan
Bernard KnightSet in an alternate version of the early twentyfirst century, Brennan is Bernard Knight’s masterful retelling of the Arthurian myth in a dystopian modern world setting.Former soldi...
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HTML 101
Andrew HunterHave you ever wanted to make a website? Most companys trick you by making low quality websites for you that just steal your money. That is where this book comes in. This book teach...
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Catching a Serial Killer
Stephen FulcherThe true story behind the ITV series, A Confession 'The gripping allure of longform podcasts, such as Serial' Observer On the evening of Saturday, 19 March 2011, D.S. Stephen Fulch...
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Trials of the Twiceborn
Andrew HunterGarrett once dreamed of returning to Astorra with an army of the living dead at his back. Now that he has, the prospect of bringing justice to the traitor prince seems more like a ...
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The Secret Monolith
Andrew HuntHeld within an enormous dome, the monolith awaits activation. Foreman, the project overseer named only by his title, watches the culmination of mankind's greatest endeavour shape b...
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The Kill Jar
J. Reuben AppelmanNow the subject of the Discovery+ series Children of the Snow, a cold case murder investigation is cracked open by “a powerful, confident voice in the new true crime memoir genre” ...
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Spring of this Content
Andrew HuntAn unseasonal storm during the Spring time batters the city, breaking communications and power within the metropolis. Nicole Nguyen, the city's Minister for Emergency Services, awa...
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Scorpion Trail
Geoffrey ArcherAlex Crawford has been out of MI5 and the combat zone for twenty years, but now fate has thrust him back into the front line.Though he is an aid worker, the secret service minders ...