Former ministers' media centre

The Australian Government is investing a total of $2.3 billion to support home-grown researchers and manufacturers to develop and produce a COVID-19 vaccine, while engaging in strategic international partnerships to support access for Australia and our region.

Record investment of more than $2.7 billion will continue to drive aged care reform and ensure the needs of senior Australians are prioritised.

The Australian Government is delivering a record $115.5 billion in 2020–21 and $467 billion over the forward estimates to deliver the essential health services Australians need under the Long Term National Health Plan.

Amended PBS listings on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for Australians suffering from liver cancer, myopia and Parkinson’s disease.

The Government is making significant digital reforms to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to cut red tape for more than 4,000 businesses applying to register medicines and medical devices each year, as part of its Deregulation Agenda which will also improve the timeliness of report.

The Australian Government has welcomed the COVID-19 report from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, which has been tabled in the Australian Parliament today.

The Australian Government today announced new funding and a strategy for reducing the number of younger people living in residential aged care.

The Australian Government is extending testing and bolstering the supply of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) throughout residential aged care facilities across Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire to further supress COVID-19 infection rates.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with Allison Langdon and Karl Stefanovic on The Today Show

The Australian Government is providing $9 million to support research into the causes, biology and progression of cancer among children and young adults.

The Australian Government is seeking expressions of interest for the position of board chairperson for Sport Australia.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with Ray Hadley on 2GB

Joint statement from Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, and Health Minister, Greg Hunt, on the importance of easing restrictions in Victoria in a COVIDsafe way.

The Australian Government has extended emergency leave arrangements for senior Australians who have moved out of an aged care home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Government will provide more than $600,000 to the Leukaemia Foundation as part of Australia’s first National Strategic Action Plan for Blood Cancer.

All Australian governments have agreed to fund a new treatment for haemophilia patients, through our national blood arrangements.

The Australian Government will invest $25 million through the landmark Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) for research to improve the safe use of medicines and medicines intervention by pharmacists.

Senior Australians who are deaf or hard of hearing will have access to sign language services for a broader range of daily activities as part of a Federal Government funding boost.

Young people will have their say on the issues that matter to them as the Australian Government works towards the release of its National Youth Policy Framework.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview on Sunrise with Samantha Armytage about coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Australian Government has joined the COVAX facility, enabling the purchase of COVID-19 vaccine doses as they become available.

Helping lift the burden for people living with dementia and those who care for them is the focus of an awareness campaign across Australia this week.

The Australian Government will invest almost $6 million in additional funding from the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Coronavirus Research Response to support research and development of three Australian COVID-19 vaccines.

From Monday 14 September 2020, Victorians will have access to additional mental health support with 15 new dedicated mental health clinics opening to the public.

A national digital health skills and training plan has been released today to help the Australian health workforce use technology and further drive the digital transformation of health services to meet community demand.