Former ministers' media centre

Australians with non-small cell and small cell lung cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will benefit from new and expanded treatment options on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 March 2020.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt, Northern Territory Health Minister, Natasha Fyles and Professor Brendan Murphy, Australian Government Chief Medical Officer speaking about novel coronavirus in Darwin on 18 February 2020.

Improvements to the Federal Government’s online portal continue to ensure elderly and senior Australians can access vital support.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview on Channel 7 Sunrise about coronavirus (COVID-19).

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview on Triple M Breakfast about coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Australian Government will target parents across the country with a powerful message around the need to vaccinate their children, with an enhanced $12 million campaign rolling out this week.

Minister for Sport Richard Colbeck has congratulated all 14 winners from the 18th annual Sport Australia Media Awards.   

The Australian Government is providing unprecedented funding to help our best and brightest health and medical researchers translate their ideas into new treatments and breakthrough cures for patients.

Doorstop with Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Professor Paul Kelly, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, about novel coronavirus.

Joint press conference with Professor Brendan Murphy, Chief Medical Officer, about novel coronavirus on Tuesday 11 February 2020.

Australia will host the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils’ (GFCC) Global Innovation Summit (the Summit) in Melbourne on 18 and 19 November 2020.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with Katie Woolf on Mix1049 Darwin about novel coronavirus.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt, Northern Territory Health Minister, Natasha Fyles and Professor Brendan Murphy, Australian Government Chief Medical Officer speaking about novel coronavirus in Darwin on 8 February 2020.

A joint media release with The Hon. Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Home Affairs and Professor Brendan Murphy,
Australian Government Chief Medical Officer.

The Australian Government is investing $5.5 million in 10 ground-breaking medical research projects aimed at improving outcomes in mental health, dementia, aged care, cerebral palsy, diabetes and many more life-changing conditions.

Australia’s world leading health and medical researchers will have a greater chance of discovering new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease, thanks to a new grant from the Australian Government.

Thirteen cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have been confirmed in Australia – the latest being an eight-year-old boy from Wuhan in China.

Joint press conference with Professor Paul Kelly, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, about novel coronavirus.

There’s new hope for Australians living with chronic kidney disease, cystic fibrosis, and tumours of the midgut, thanks to new and amended medicines listings on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 February 2020.

Press conference at Parliament House with Professor Brendan Murphy, Chief Medical Officer and Commissioner Mike Outram, Border Force.

Australians with type 1 diabetes will soon have free access to the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system, thanks to the Australian Government’s $300 million Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Initiative.

Joint press conference with Professor Brendan Murphy, Chief Medical Officer, about novel coronavirus.

The Australian Government is committed to ensuring senior Australians can access high quality care through aged care providers.

Joint media release with Professor Brendan Murphy, Chief Medical Officer, about novel coronavirus.

The Australian Government is investing $5 million in an Australian first genomics project to support personalised treatments for patients with lung cancer.