Ministers' media centre

Read the Minister's transcript on the opening of the Western Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.

Read Minister Butler's interview with Leon Compton on vaping; Urgent Care Clinics.

Victorian kids will get the mental health support they need, at no cost – with three new hubs now open to support children and families when they need it most.

The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to the Rockhampton community, with the Rockhampton Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) opening on 6 December 2023.

Australia now has the legislation in place to underpin our renewed fight against tobacco and protect the next generation from the devastating impacts of smoking.

The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to Western Australians with a provider for the Broome Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) finalised, following an Expression of Interest process.

Read Minister Butler's interview with Sabra Lane on National Cabinet Strengthening Medicare measures; NDIS review.

Read Minister Butler's interview with Sylvia Jeffreys on $1.2 billion Strengthening Medicare measures.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Canberra on the new era of tobacco control; hospital agreement.

The Australian Government is providing $1.4 million to Killarney Memorial Aged Care to trial a holistic team-based healthcare approach in rural and remote communities in the Southern Downs region in Queensland.

The Australian Government’s aged care reforms are already delivering with the latest financial outlook showing a sector providing more minutes of care per resident, while recovering to a more stable and sustainable setting.

The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to people on the South Coast, with the Batemans Bay Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) opening from 4 December 2023. The Batemans Bay Medicare UCC is located at 7 Pacific Street.

The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to Western Australians with a provider for the Midland Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) finalised, following an Expression of Interest process.

The Australian Government has launched Australia’s first National Health and Climate Strategy that is aimed at ensuring our health system can meet the challenges of climate change.

An extra 160 medical students each year will begin end-to-end rural medical training at six new medical school programs in rural communities, thanks to a $90 million investment from the Australian Government.

The Australian Government is providing $2.8 million to fund preliminary exploratory work on the establishment of a new medical school in the Northern Territory.

Alice Springs residents will have better access to health care, with the opening of a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC).

Read Assistant Minister Kearney's speech launching Australia's National Health and Climate Strategy.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's speech on the launch of Australia's National Health and Climate Strategy.

An opinion piece from the Minister for Health and Aged Care on eliminating HIV in Australia.

The Albanese Government is investing billions of dollars to increase the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) price to $253.82 from 1 December 2023.

The Australian Government is investing $9.8 million to support the early research careers of outstanding health and medical graduates through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Postgraduate Scholarship scheme.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's speech at the World AIDS Day Parliamentary Breakfast.

On the eve of World AIDS Day, the Australian Government has released the report of the HIV Taskforce

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's speech at the dedication ceremony to unveil the National Site of Recognition for thalidomide survivors and their families.