Former ministers' media centre

Six Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCCs) will be established in remote regions of the Northern Territory providing free, culturally appropriate urgent care services to local communities.

One year on from the introduction of the 24/7 Registered Nurse (RN) responsibility, the Australian Government is continuing to deliver on its promise to put nurses back into residential aged care.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McCarthy's press conference which covered the new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in the Northern Territory.

Sport Minister Anika Wells leaves today to undertake diplomatic discussions at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, including addressing the UNESCO Change the Game sport conference on the economic and social benefits our investments in women’s sport have delivered.

The Australian Government has announced a new $16.9 million initiative that aims to improve cancer care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

The Australian government is supporting more Australians affected by cancer, announcing more than $500,000 in funding for 5 grant recipients.

The Australian government is delivering on an election commitment to improve access to renal dialysis services, announcing three new renal dialysis units in remote Queensland and Western Australia.

Ground breaking ovarian cancer research funded by the Australian Government, will work to improve treatment approaches and increase the survival rate for women with ovarian cancer.

The Australian Government is ensuring that victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV) can get trauma informed and holistic care to support their recovery with a $67.2 million investment.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McCarthy's interview with Sarah Morice on better access to renal dialysis for First Nations Australians; dialysis units for Badu Island, Wiluna and Tom Price.

The Australian Government is investing $100 million into 33 Indigenous health infrastructure projects across the country.

More than 300 people have enrolled in the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation’s First Nations Health Worker Traineeship Program, marking a significant achievement for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations across the country.

The Australian Government has today released its first Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy.

The Australian Government has delivered the largest ever investment in Olympic and Paralympic sports to help our brilliant athletes achieve glory on world stages.

Australians with early breast cancer, leukaemia, and types of lupus, and insomnia, will now have access to new and expanded treatment options under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

More First Nations families now have access to culturally safe maternal healthcare in North East Arnhem Land thanks to a growing workforce of Djäkamirr.

COVID-19 vaccination rates in every residential aged care facility in Australia is being published in an effort to keep older Australians safe from serious COVID-19 illness.

The Australian Government is bringing its Bowel Cancer Screening Roadshow to the Northern Territory to save the lives of locals by getting more people to do their free bowel screening.

First Nations Australians with severe kidney disease will have better access to lifesaving treatment with the opening of a new Coober Pedy renal dialysis clinic.

The Australian Government is investing $200 million in infrastructure grants to support residential aged care services in regional, rural and remote locations.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McCarthy's speech at the opening of Coober Pedy's new dialysis clinic.

The Australian government has made another major commitment to women's sport and the Matildas, contributing to the shared cost of hosting the AFC Women's Asian Cup on home soil in 2026.

To mark 40 years of Medicare, the Australian government is looking to honour and recognise the dedicated people and teams working in the primary health care sector right across the country.

To help address period poverty and reduce cost-of-living pressure, the Australian Government will provide free pads and tampons to women and girls living in remote First Nations communities.

The Australian Government is stepping up the fight to find a cure for motor neurone disease (MND) with a multi-million-dollar investment. We are investing $2 million in 2024-25 to support innovative, safe, rigorous and high quality MND research projects.