Former ministers' media centre

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

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.

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 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.

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 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 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.

The Australian Government is providing $5.4 million to extend a program that enables migrant and refugee women to discuss important health issues in their own language.

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.

Read the transcript of the Assistant Minister Kearney discussing changes to women’s healthcare surrounding contraceptives and menopause

The Australian Government has asked the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to review human tissue laws across Australia.

The Australian Government is investing almost $11 million to build Australian research capacity in climate change and related health impacts under the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) 2024 Targeted Call for Research (TCR) into climate-related health impacts and effective

This year, 11 new DonateLife community partners will share in over $600,000 in grants to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation to ensure more Australians can receive a life-saving transplant.

Improving the health care system for women and girls is a priority of the Australian Government, and the National Women’s Health Advisory Council is key in achieving this.

Ngangganawili Aboriginal Health Service (NAHS) in Wiluna, remote Western Australia, will enhance care for nearly 1,000 patients with the addition of three staff housing units.

The Australian Government today announced the latest round of funding to help community-based and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups support Australians affected by cancer.

Read Assistant Minister Kearney's speech at the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) Members National Conference in Canberra.

The Australian Government has published a new report on Australian climate change and health research, which outlines existing knowledge, identifies gaps, and makes recommendations about future climate and health research priorities.

Australians can now have a say on the draft strategy towards achieving a first class public sexual health and primary healthcare system by 2030.

The Australian Government is making a multimillion-dollar investment and partnering with countries in the Pacific region to address the health impacts of climate change.

Dialysis will be made available in more remote locations to allow First Nations people to stay closer to home and on Country during treatment for end-stage kidney disease.

More Australians will have access to a life-saving transplant with a new strategy laying out the steps for Australia to become a world-leader in organ donation, retrieval, and transplantation.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Kearney and Minister Shorten's doorstop on integrating the organ donor card into the myGov app.

People can now add a digital copy of their organ donor card to their myGov app wallet for a new and convenient way to store and access this important document.