Ministers' media centre

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr on the Geelong Viva Refinery Fire, Fuel Crisis and supply

People with disability and their families and carers across Tasmania will be able to improve social connection and gain practical skills through a new initiative.

The Australian Government is improving access to specialist hearing services for children and families across southern Tasmania with the opening of a new Shepherd Centre in Montagu Bay.

The Australian Government is continuing to deliver cheaper medicines with Australians living with lung or bladder cancer to pay less for new and expanded Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines.

Young people in Far North Queensland will soon have greater access to free mental health support with headspace Cairns set to be expanded.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's press conference on the transition to headspace Plus in Cairns and mental health services in Far North Queensland.

The Albanese Government’s record investment of more than $1 billion is continuing to train more GPs in communities across Australia.

Far North Queensland residents now have access to free, walk-in mental health support with the opening of the new Medicare Mental Health Centre in Cairns.

The Australian Government is providing $1.25 million to the Brain Injury Association of Tasmania (BIAT) to support it’s continued delivery of the National Assistance Card.

Families in the Illawarra now have access to free mental health and wellbeing support for their children at the Medicare Mental Health Kids Hub in Fairy Meadow.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Charlie McKillop about new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in Cairns and ambulance ramping.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Murray Jones about the Bungalow Medicare Mental Health Centre; family and veteran hubs; and Cairns headspace.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's press conference on the opening of the Medicare Mental Health Centre in Cairns.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Melinda James on the Medicare Mental Health Kids Hub opening in Wollongong.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Sarah Abo.

The Australian Government has provided more than $6 million to the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood to continue its delivery of donor human milk banks for vulnerable preterm babies.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's press conference on the new endometriosis and pelvic pain clinic in the Central Coast.

Women on the Central Coast now have access to better women’s health care, with the opening of the new Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinic in Wyoming.

Women in South Brisbane now have access to better women’s health care, with the opening of the new Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinic in Oxley.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr on US tariffs on fuel security, Middle East conflict.

Tasmanians at risk of severe allergic reactions from Jack Jumper ant stings will be better protected, with new funding from the Albanese Labor Government.

The Australian Government’s historic investment in strengthening Medicare has reached a major milestone almost two years ahead of schedule with over 3,700 Medicare Bulk Billing Practices now registered across the country.

The Australian Government is continuing to deliver cheaper medicines with Australians living with cerebral palsy to pay less for an expanded medicine listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about cheaper medicines for people with cerebral palsy, 3,700 fully bulk billing GP clinics across Australia, the NDIS and Thriving Kids.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Graeme Goodings about fuel security; aged care; bulk billing GP clinics; the NDIS; and private health insurance.