Ministers' media centre

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Matthew Pantelis on attracting more doctors to SA regions; historic changes to Medicare for endometriosis.

Read Minister Butler and Assistant Minister Kearney's press conference on historic Medicare changes for women battling endometriosis; more doctors in Adelaide.

Nominations are rolling in for the Australian Government’s Stronger Medicare Awards.

Australians with different types of cardiomyopathies now have access to new treatments under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

The Australian Government has appointed Dr Zoran Bolevich to lead the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

For the first time, the nation’s frontline health bodies have come together in support of the Government’s vaping reforms to prevent the sale, supply, manufacture and commercial possession of non-therapeutic vapes.

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

Researchers at Southern Cross University have been awarded more than $3.8 million to help Northern Rivers locals affected by the devastating 2022 floods.

The Albanese Government is investing in a once in a generation transformation of health and medical research in Australia.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's doorstop at the Thompson Institute on the opening of the first National PTSD Research Centre; investment in better models of care.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on transforming health and medical research in Australia; vaping.

A new national research centre dedicated to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was officially opened today on the Sunshine Coast.

The Australian Government is taking steps to ensure the cost of essential surgical items don’t rise, stopping those costs being passed on to patients and hospitals.

A redesigned program to help young people with complex mental health was officially launched by the Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Emma McBride.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the National Suicide Prevention Conference.

Regional communities across Australia will be better equipped to help prevent suicide with the Australian Government extending funding to local suicide prevention programs designed specifically for local needs.

The National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre (NCCTRC) in Darwin will receive more than $55 million from the Albanese Labor Government to support its operations.

Read the interview between Minister Butler and Michael Rowland on bulk billing; health insurance.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sabra Lane on bulk billing.

The Australian Government is committed to supporting young Australians with their mental health through the translation of research into tailored healthcare centred on their needs.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Tom Connell on bulk billing; domestic violence; vaping.

Five months of official Medicare billing data shows after a decade of cuts and neglect from the Liberals, the slide in the GP bulk billing rate has stopped and bulk billing has now stabilised, since the Albanese Government tripled the bulk billing incentive.

For the first time in 15-years women with an invasive form of early breast cancer that has a high risk of returning after initial treatment will now have access to an additional medicine thanks to the Australian Government.

Read the transcript for Minister Butler's press conference in Adelaide on the new hope for breast cancer patients; cheaper medicines.

Read the transcript for Minister Butler's press conference in Adelaide on the new hope for breast cancer patients; cheaper medicines.