Ministers

The ministers of the Health and Aged Care portfolio. Learn about who they are, what they are responsible for, and what they do.

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.

Latest media

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Archives for former ministers

Media releases, speeches and transcripts from former ministers of the Health portfolio are available in the former ministers' media centre.

Visit the National Library of Australia's web archive for older media releases, speeches and transcripts.