The Hon Mark Butler MP
Minister for Health and Ageing
Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Senator the Hon Jenny McAllister
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
The Hon Sam Rae MP
Minister for Aged Care and Seniors
The Hon Emma McBride MP
Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health
The Hon Rebecca White MP
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care
Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health
Assistant Minister for Women
Special Envoy
Mr Dan Repacholi MP
Special Envoy for Men's Health
Latest media
Read the latest media releases, speeches and transcripts from the ministers of the Health, Disability and Ageing portfolio.
Radio interview with Minister McAllister, ABC Hobart & Northern Tasmania Mornings – 15 June 2026
Read the transcript of Minister McAllister's interview with Leon Compton.
TV interview with Dan Repacholi MP, ABC News Breakfast – 15 June, 2026
Read the transcript of Dan Repacholi's interview with James Glenday on Men's Health Week.-
101 reasons to see your GP: Men's Health Week campaign encourages blokes to stop putting it off
A new national campaign launched for Men's Health Week is encouraging Australian men to stop putting their health in the too-hard basket and book a check-up with their GP. 
TV interview with Minister Butler, Insiders – 14 June 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with David Speers about the NDIS reforms-
One year on: Almost 100,000 Australians access life-saving lung cancer screening
Almost 100,000 Australians at high risk of lung cancer have accessed free screening in the first year of the Albanese Government’s National Lung Cancer Screening Program, with more than 230 primary lung cancers detected. -
It's time for blokes to put their health first this men's health week
Men's Health Week (June 15 to June 21) is an opportunity to encourage Australian men and boys to prioritise their health and wellbeing and to start conversations that can save lives.