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Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Ali Moore on aged care reforms; illicit tobacco; vaping crackdown.

The Australian Government is delivering once-in-a-generation reforms to aged care to build a high-quality, respectful and sustainable system that puts older Australians at the centre of their care, now and into the future.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Minister Rae's press conference on the Aged Care Act; illicit tobacco.

Read the statement on becoming Minister for Health and Ageing and Minister for Disability and the NDIS.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sally Sara on ABC RN which covered tobacco, US pharmaceuticals and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, mental health, and aged care.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sally Sara on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, bulk billing, aged care assessments and mental health.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Graeme Goodings which covered bulk billing, aged care, doctors, nuclear medicine scans and dental.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Leon Compton about Hobart maternity services, more bulk billing, MRIs and aged care.

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on ABC Hobart Mornings which covered the Bridgewater Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, GP availability, dental, contraception, menopause, endometriosis treatment, Health Ministers Meeting, aged care home care packages and more.

The Australian Government has released a historic document, the National Dementia Action Plan 2024-2034, marking our commitment to Australia being more dementia inclusive.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with David Bevan on endometriosis treatment added to the PBS; new Aged Care Act; My Aged Care; hospital wait times; improvement in Australia's healthcare system; COVID vaccine access; district priority areas.

Read the transcript of the interview with Minister Butler and David Bevan on aged care reforms.

Read Minister Butler's opening address to the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia Conference 2024.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Scott Levi on AFL, Central Coast listening tour, Medicare bulk billing rebates, vaping crackdown and the Royal Commission into Aged Care.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler, Assistant Minister McBride and Member for Robertson Dr Gordon Reid's doorstop in Gosford, NSW on healthcare on the Central Coast, cheaper medicines, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, aged care reform, dementia care, superannuation and other topics.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Matthew Pantelis on aged care; bulk billing investments; taking pressure off hospitals; GP workforce; proton therapy.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with David Bevan on aged care reforms; taking pressure off hospitals; vaping enforcement.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Adelaide on vaping enforcement; taking pressure off hospitals; retirement villages; women's health; IV fluids; RSV vaccine and monoclonal antibodies.

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's radio interview with Matthew Pantelis which covered South Australian hospitals, the Aged Care Taskforce, bulk billing, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, and medical students choosing general practice.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Melinda James on his visit to Shoalhaven, the success of Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, and aged care beds.

The Albanese Labor Government has worked hard to improve the quality of life for older Australians. We have put nurses back into nursing homes, given residents more time with their carers, lifted wages in the sector and improved transparency and accountability.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Minister Wells' press conference on peak health bodies joining the Government fight against vaping; aged care; AstraZeneca.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's doorstop in Launceston on the opening of headspace; youth mental health; Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; aged care.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop on cheaper medicines; new medicines added to 60-day prescriptions; listing of Forxiga; heart failure; diabetes; ketamine.

Read Minister Butler's doorstop on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics and aged care.