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The Australian Government’s historic support of current and future Paralympians has continued with the launch of a new direct to athlete grant.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Adam Steer on NT aged care facilities; Four Corners childcare investigation; Royal Commission into Aged Care; Play our Way; Paralympic athlete funding.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on ABC News Breakfast with Bridget Brennan which covered cheaper medicines and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on ABC Radio Darwin with Adam Steer which covered cheaper medicines and adding dental to Medicare.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Hamish MacDonald on ABC Radio Sydney which covered cheaper medicines, and adding dental to Medicare.

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview with Peter Stefanovic on Sky News which covered cheaper medicines and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

The Australian Government has invested $31.2 million to develop a new framework to deliver virtual nursing support in aged care.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

The Australian Government is making cheaper medicines even cheaper – with a script to cost Australians no more than $25 under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

The Australian Government is making further investments for regional, rural and remote aged care, providing $12.8 million in grant funding to a service in Maningrida Northern Territory.

The Australian Government is investing $5.3 million to help ensure women carry their babies to full term, avoiding the dangers of premature birth.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Sarah Abo on the Brisbane Olympics

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Simon Beaumont on 50 additional Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on the new Medical Costs Finder

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's transcript on Medical Costs Finder; Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.

A re-elected Albanese Labor Government will help Australians find the best value when they need specialist medical advice and treatment, by fixing the former government’s failed price disclosure tool, Medical Costs Finder.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Weekend Today which covered cheaper medicines for women's health

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Weekend Sunrise which covered cheaper medicines for women's health

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about cheaper medicines for women's health

The Government is delivering even more choice for Australian women with new and amended listings for contraception, endometriosis and IVF on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

Residents of Sydney’s west will soon have expanded access to free, walk-in mental health care at the Canterbury Medicare Mental Health Centre.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Tom Elliott on illicit tobacco

We’re cracking down on illicit tobacco and we’re putting the people profiting from black market tobacco on notice.