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The Australian Government is investing $600 million to help ensure the availability of Support at Home aged care services in rural and remote Australia, and for people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences.

Read Minister Wells' statement on the new Support at Home program

Read Minister Wells' statement on the new Support at Home program

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Adam Steer on NT aged care facilities; Four Corners childcare investigation; Royal Commission into Aged Care; Play our Way; Paralympic athlete funding.

The Australian Government’s historic support of current and future Paralympians has continued with the launch of a new direct to athlete grant.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' press conference in Darwin about the Para Athlete Barriers Grant Program, aged care and the Northern Territory Japanese force rotation.

The Australian Government has invested $31.2 million to develop a new framework to deliver virtual nursing support in aged care.

The Australian Government is making further investments for regional, rural and remote aged care, providing $12.8 million in grant funding to a service in Maningrida Northern Territory.

The Australian Government is investing $5.3 million to help ensure women carry their babies to full term, avoiding the dangers of premature birth.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Sarah Abo on the Brisbane Olympics

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Peter Fegan on aged care facility evacuations from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

The Australian Government will provide $3.19 million in grants for First Nations-led trial projects in Darebin, Melbourne that will strengthen families, reduce family and domestic violence, and help keep kids out of out-of-home care.

The Albanese Labor Government is providing $5.2 million for frontline miscarriage support services to deliver care for women and families who have experienced miscarriage.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' doorstop on a pay rise for 60,000 aged care nurses; TC Alfred.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview on aged care nursing pay raise.

The Australian Government is investing a further $2.6 billion to deliver another pay rise for 60,000 aged care nurses across Australia.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's press conference which covered the Brookes Academy and the nursing and midwifery workforce.

The Australian Government is delivering more nurses and midwives through a $28 million investment to build a new world-class Nurses and Midwives Academy facility at the Epworth Hospital in Melbourne.

The Australian Government is investing a further $300 million in infrastructure grants to support residential aged care services in regional, rural and remote locations, with a new round of the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program now open.

The Australian Government is investing $6.7 million to ensure that people with rare cancers can access expert advice and the best possible care, regardless of where they live.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Hamish MacDonald on the Medicare announcement.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's interview with Ali Moore on bulk billing and ER doctors seeking security.

Released today, the Australian Donation and Transplantation Activity Report revealed 1,328 lives were either saved or significantly improved in 2024, thanks to the generosity of 527 deceased organ donors.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Peter Fegan on bulk billing and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Monique Wright and David Woiwod on bulk billing and Medicare.