The Hon Mark Butler MP
Minister for Health and Aged Care
The Hon Anika Wells MP
Minister for Aged Care
Minister for Sport
The Hon Ged Kearney MP
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care
Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health
The Hon Emma McBride MP
Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Assistant Minister Rural and Regional Health
The Hon Kate Thwaites MP
Assistant Minister for Social Security
Assistant Minister for Ageing
Assistant Minister for Women
Latest media
Read the latest media releases, speeches and transcripts from the ministers of the Health and Aged Care portfolio.
Major investment in women and girls basketball
The Australian Government will invest almost $1 million dollars into a national program led by iconic Olympian Lauren Jackson, increasing the number of women and girls taking part in basketball.New Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing centre in Adelaide
First Nations people in South Australia will have a dedicated social and emotional wellbeing centre designed for their needs, with an interim service open by the end of 2025.National worker registration scheme feedback
The Australian Government is seeking views on the design of a national registration scheme to support personal care workers employed in aged care, including new training and mandatory minimum qualification requirements.More GPs for regional and rural Australia
More specialist rural GPs are coming to rural and regional Australia, with the popular new rural GP specialty reaching a critical milestone, as 2025 welcomes the largest cohort of doctors starting GP training in Australian history.Radio interview with Minister Butler – 13 February 2025
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's appearance on 4BC Breakfast.NSW nurses suspended
Registration of nurses in New South Wales is the responsibility of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of NSW (the Council). They have now suspended the registrations of registered nurses Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh effective as of 13 February 2025.
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