Former ministers' media centre

As part of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, the Australian Government will provide a further $1 million to Ovarian Cancer Australia for their work supporting those living with ovarian cancer.

The Australian Government today reinforces its commitment to protecting the health and wellbeing of older Australians with landmark reform to keep seniors safer.

Read the transcript of a press conference with Minister Hunt and Chief Medical Officer of Australia, Professor Paul Kelly, in Canberra on 15 February about the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine, and an update on the travel bubble with New Zealand.

The Australian Government is strengthening support for couples trying to become pregnant through the launch of the YourIVFSuccess website.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with Jim Wilson on 2GB about the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia.

Read the transcript of a press conference with Minister Hunt and Chief Medical Officer of Australia, Professor Paul Kelly, on 14 February about the COVID-19 vaccination plan and rollout.

The Australian Government is ensuring the COVID-19 vaccination program meets the needs of everyone in Australia, including those from culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.

More women will reach their leadership potential with the Australian Government investing an additional $3.4 million over four years for the highly regarded Women Leaders in Sport (WLIS) program.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with Karl Stefanovic and Leila McKinnon on The Today Show about hotel quarantine outbreak in Victoria and the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 investigation.

School children across six hundred of Australia’s rural and regional primary schools will have access to expanded mental health supports through the Australian Government’s $2.5 million funding for the Smiling Mind evidence-based mindfulness social and emotional learning program.

The Australian Government is investing $8 million to support the Children’s Tumour Foundation and research into neurofibromatosis, a devastating condition which can cause cancer, blindness, deafness and chronic pain.

The Australian Government has launched the first phase of Australia’s $89.5 million Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study – the National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing.

The Australian Government congratulates the Aged Care Workforce Industry Council on its official launch of the Voluntary Industry Code of Practice.

Read the transcript of a press conference with Minister Hunt and Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer for Australia, Professor Alison McMillan about COVID-19 vaccine rollout and administration training.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with Ben Fordham on 2GB Breakfast about COVID-19 vaccine rollout, administration training and state border restrictions.

The first Australian Government funded training modules for the COVID-19 vaccination workforce, including for immunisation providers and non-clinical and administration staff, is now available.

The Australian Government is committed to preventing future children in Australia suffering from severe mitochondrial disease, a devastating genetic disorder and is calling on the public to share their views through the release of a consultation paper outlining our proposed approach.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with Tom Elliott on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, case in Victoria, restrictions and hotel quarantine.

The Australian Government’s $31 million COVID-19 vaccination public information campaign is now rolling out across the country, with an additional $1.3 million provided for peak multicultural organsations to help reach culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.

The Australian Government has secured an additional 10 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on the advice of the Scientific Industry Technical Advisory Group on Vaccines led by Professor Brendan Murphy.

Today, on World Cancer Day, the Australian Government recognises the millions of Australians whose lives have been touched by cancer.

Australia’s vaccination system has been strengthened with the passage of new legislation through the Australian Parliament, making it a requirement for all vaccination providers to report life saving vaccinations to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).

The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines into regional, rural and remote communities is an vital part of the Australian Government’s vaccine strategy to protect country people and managing the fight against the virus in the regions.

Based on updated information from New Zealand today, Acting Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd has recommended the Commonwealth not extend the pause in safe travel zone flights from New Zealand beyond 2pm, 31 January 2021. 

Read the transcript of a press conference with Minister Hunt on 31 January about new medications added to the PBS for heart disease and ADHD, EOI open for pharmacies to join vaccine workforce and COVID-19 update.