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Read the transcript of Minister Wells' speech at the Business of Ageing - Retirement Living and Aged Care Leaders' Summit 2023.

Read the transcript for Minister Wells' speech at the Australian Sports Commission Media Awards.

Consultation on Australia’s first National Health and Climate Strategy has commenced to ensure our health system can meet the challenges of climate change.

Read Assistant Minister Kearney's op-ed, 'What Women Told Me About Their Experiences of Medical Misogyny'. Originally published in Women's Agenda on 3 March 2023.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' television interview with Sarah Abo on International Women's Day, rate rises, Victoria safe injecting centre.

Read Assistant Minister Ged Kearney's speech at the Sydney WorldPride Human Rights Conference.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's interview with Warren on 10 Year Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People and $26 million funding for LGBTIQA+ health research.

Read Minister Wells' op-ed reflecting on the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.

Read Minister Wells' op-ed on women's sport and female athletes. Originally published in Insight Magazine

The inaugural release of the Quarterly Financial Snapshot of the Aged Care Sector demonstrates the Australian Government’s commitment to making the sector more transparent and accountable.

Medical clinics have been encouraged to provide better, ongoing care to Indigenous Australians following the revamp of an incentive program designed to achieve better, long-term health outcomes.

An Indigenous-led team of medical and social health researchers have been tasked with investigating how to improve First Nations wellbeing during pregnancy, birth and the early years

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's interview with Ali Moore on Silicosis/engineered stone ban.

Today, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) supported by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE), will launch the Strong Born campaign aimed at raising awareness of the risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy, and safe breastfeeding practices.

Thanks to the generosity of 454 organ donors, and their families who said yes to donation, 1,224 Australian received a life-saving organ transplant in 2022.

Read the transcript of Minister Kearney's interview with Greg Jennett on RBA Governor, interest rates, Housing Australia Future Fund, COVID and aged care and vaccines.

Read Assistant Minister Kearney's speech to the Ovarian Cancer Foundation's Teal Ribbon Breakfast in Canberra on the 7th of February 2023.

The Australian Government is taking action to reduce the rates of occupational respiratory disease in Australia and eliminate silicosis, an incurable lung disease caused by long-term exposure to silica dust.

Members of the new National Women’s Health Advisory Council have been appointed, bringing together diverse expertise to examine the unique challenges that women and girls experience in the health system.

The Australian Labor Government is investing over $24 million in health and medical research focusing on women’s health to develop targeted treatments and improve health outcomes.

Read Assistant Minister Kearney's speech to the 2023 Senior Australian of the Year Lunch in Canberra.

Efforts to curb high rates of a silent, cancer-causing virus in Indigenous communities has received a major boost with a new program developed to increase uptake of a critical vaccine.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' ABC RN interview on aged care home star ratings; A-League crowd incidents; FIFA Women's World Cup.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' television interview on aged care home star ratings.

As rates of blood donation lower, Australians are being urged to roll up their sleeves this festive season to save lives and donate much-needed blood, plasma and platelets.