Latest Portfolio Ministerial Media items from the current government

05 May, 2013 - The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for Health

Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek has announced a major review into the way chemotherapy is funded and provided as a way of ensuring cancer patients have continued access to quality, affordable treatment.

03 May, 2013 - The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health Reform

Northern residents will have easier access to mental health services thanks to Adelaide’s third Community Mental Health Centre officially opening its doors in Salisbury.

02 May, 2013 - Hon Shayne Neumann MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing

Speech - Australian Rotary Health Dinner - University House, ANU, Canberra

02 May, 2013 - The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for Health

Young people who are diagnosed with cancer will be better able to get the care and support they need.

01 May, 2013 - The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health Reform

The Australian Government is committed to helping older people enjoy active, healthy and independent lives by encouraging positive approaches to ageing.

29 April, 2013 - Hon Shayne Neumann MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing

The role of the National Children’s Commissioner in giving children a voice and a role in decision making was the focus of the fourth Children and Family Roundtable, held in Melbourne.

24 April, 2013 - The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for Health

A Coalition candidate is at odds with Tony Abbot over Medicare Locals

23 April, 2013 - The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health Reform

The Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia’s new drop-in centre in Coconut Grove has been opened.

23 April, 2013 - The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for Health

Many of the more than 130,000 Australians who have Alzheimer’s disease will benefit from changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme which will simplify access to drugs used to treat the disease.

23 April, 2013 - The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health Reform

Alzheimer's Disease International Award, dementia, federal budget and education interview with Joe O'Brien, Ita Buttrose and Mark Butler.

22 April, 2013 - The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health Reform

Australia has been recognised on the world stage as the global leader in addressing dementia.

18 April, 2013 - Hon Shayne Neumann MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing

A new streamlined process for assessing medicines sold over the counter takes effect week starting 15 April 2013, marking a major step towards establishing a single Trans-Tasman regulatory agency for therapeutic products.

17 April, 2013 - Hon Shayne Neumann MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing

14 April, 2013 - The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for Health

Health Minister, The Hon Tanya Plibersek, has launched a brand new wave of anti-smoking advertising in the Australian Government’s latest world-leading efforts to help Australians stop smoking for good.

11 April, 2013 - The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for Health

Health Minister Tanya Plibersek said a new report has confirmed Australia had high rates of child immunisation but also highlighted the need to continue increasing immunisation rates, particularly in regions where coverage was below the national average.

11 April, 2013 - The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health Reform

Australians with severe mental illness, their families and carers will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance locally in their communities thanks to a $121 million boost from the Australian Government.

11 April, 2013 - The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health Reform

Young people in outer-east Melbourne with mental health issues will get better support with the launch of a new Knox headspace service today.

10 April, 2013 - The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for Health

A new medical research partnership with the Singapore Government to fight three of the most infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region has been announced.

10 April, 2013 - The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for Health

Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek has announced $7.9 million for 11 Partnerships for Better Health – Partnership Projects including research into medication regimes for kidney transplants, chlamydia testing, work-related asthma and cancer, suicide prevention, and mental health disorders in rural children.

09 April, 2013 - The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health Reform

Australia's first national centre for cognitive decline has been opened.