Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A HUNDRED children with type-one diabetes created a tide of blue t-shirts in Canberra's Parliament House on Thursday as they demanded funding to help find a cure.
The youngsters from across the country made appointments with their members as they tried to convince the Federal Government to spend $35 million over five years to support research, networking, trials and potentially a solution to the disease.
On Thursday, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott reiterated a pledge to deliver the money if the Coalition wins government.
Ipswich teenager Carrie Forbes, 14, and Sunshine Coast 12-year-old Brianna Norris both travelled to the capital with their parents to push for action.
http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/abbott-pledges-funding-diabetes/1641726/
The youngsters from across the country made appointments with their members as they tried to convince the Federal Government to spend $35 million over five years to support research, networking, trials and potentially a solution to the disease.
On Thursday, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott reiterated a pledge to deliver the money if the Coalition wins government.
Ipswich teenager Carrie Forbes, 14, and Sunshine Coast 12-year-old Brianna Norris both travelled to the capital with their parents to push for action.
http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/abbott-pledges-funding-diabetes/1641726/