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The Albanese Government has released the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce report.

Read the transcript for Assistant Minister McBride's doorstop at Gorokan Public School with Minister for Education Jason Clare and Member for Robertson Dr Gordon Reid.

Today, Professor John Skerritt has announced his decision to retire from his position of Deputy Secretary Health Products Regulation Group, effective 18 April 2023.

The Australian Government is investing $203.7 million this year to help young people in every single school across the country through the rollout of the Student Wellbeing Boost.

The Australian Government is taking action to reduce the rates of occupational respiratory disease in Australia and eliminate silicosis, an incurable lung disease caused by long-term exposure to silica dust.

Read the transcript for Minister Butler, Prime Minister Albanese and WA Minister Aly's doorstop on Western Australia; Urgent Care Clinics; Reserve Bank of Australia; and a Voice to Parliament.

The Australian Government is today announcing the start of an Expression of Interest (EOI) period to establish seven Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCCs) in the state.

The Government is investing $7.8 million in interpreting services through Translating and Interpreting Services (TIS) National for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

From 1 February, Australians with Parkinson’s disease will have access to a new medicine on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

The Australian Government will invest $8.5 million to support those with a lived experience of mental health to shape the policies and programs that affect them.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Patricia Karvelas' radio interview on Mental Health Equity and Access Forum; Medicare; Strengthening Medicare Taskforce.

Members of the new National Women’s Health Advisory Council have been appointed, bringing together diverse expertise to examine the unique challenges that women and girls experience in the health system.

The Australian Government will invest $8.5 million to support those with a lived experience of mental health to shape the policies and programs that affect them.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler, Prime Minister Albanese and Premier Rockliff's press conference at Latrobe University on Tasmanian General Practice; Medicare; Voice to Parliament; Macquarie Point Stadium and the Port of Darwin.

The Australian Labor Government is investing over $24 million in health and medical research focusing on women’s health to develop targeted treatments and improve health outcomes.

Read Assistant Minister Kearney's speech to the 2023 Senior Australian of the Year Lunch in Canberra.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on Medicare; bulk-billing; Strengthening Medicare Taskforce; Better Access; and mental health.

Next month, more than 500,000 people are expected to celebrate in Sydney WorldPride 2023 – a global LGBTIQ+ festival that will attract visitors to Australia from around the world.

Read the transcript of the television interview with Minister Butler and Laura Tingle on Medicare; general practice and COVID.

The Australian Government will modernise the existing committee process for prostheses applications through the new Medical Devices and Human Tissue Advisory Committee.

Read the transcript for Minister Butler's press conference on COVID-19; travel arrangements; Medicare; bulk-billing; Strengthening Medicare Taskforce; Better Access; mental health; and Medicare compliance.

Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and Graeme Goodings, FiveAA on COVID and travel arrangements.

Read the transcript of the television interview with Minister Butler and Monique Wright, Sunrise on COVID travel arrangements.

Read the transcript of the television interview with Minister Butler and Charles Croucher, Today Show on COVID travel arrangements.

Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and Sarah Dingle, ABC RN Breakfast on COVID; travel arrangements; mental health; Better Access .