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Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on ABC Adelaide Drive about more money for public hospitals

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on ABC Afternoon Briefing which covered more money for public hospitals, trans and gender diverse health guidelines and more.

The Australian Government is listing Retevmo® (selpercatinib) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for the first time to treat advanced or metastatic rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The Australian Government is investing close to $20 million in funding for Australian researchers to support groundbreaking national research that will give new hope to Australian children, adolescents and young adults with childhood brain cancers, including Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).

The Australian and Queensland Governments are working together to deliver more doctors and better care to people in rural and regional areas of Queensland.

Consultation for a pharmacy programs agreement will soon commence.

As students around the country return to school for the new year, promising new data shows vape use among young Australians has significantly reduced thanks to Australia’s world leading vaping laws.

The Australian Government believes in a strong health system for all Australians.

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's joint press conference with the South Australian Minister for Health and Wellbeing, Chris Picton MP, and the South Australian Minister for Education, Blair Boyer MP, which covered vaping, nicotine pouches and tobacco.

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's press conference which covered health care for trans and gender diverse children and adolescents, and botox.

A record number of nurses are joining the Australian health workforce from overseas, with 16,622 internationally qualified nurses registering to practise here in the past financial year – three times more than the 5,610 nurses that joined in the final year before COVID (2018/19).

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's interview on ABC Radio Brisbane which covered access to mental health services, rollout of Medicare Mental Health Centres and First Nations mental health.

Young people on Bribie Island now have access to mental health support and care, closer to home, with the opening of a local headspace service. 

People across the Redlands now have access to free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of a new Medicare Mental Health Centre.

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

People in Central Queensland now have access to free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of a Medicare Mental Health Centre in Rockhampton.

People in Central Queensland now have access to free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of a Medicare Mental Health Centre in Gladstone.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Jeremy Jones on Medicare Mental Health Centres.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's interview which covered the opening of the new Medicare Mental Health Centres in Gladstone and Rockhampton.

Young people in the New South Wales Northern Rivers can now access free mental health support with the opening of headspace Ballina.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Bridie Tanner on the new Ballina headspace centre and the National Mental Health Workforce Strategy.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Scott Levi on Tuggerah Medicare Mental Health Centre; support psychiatrists; new food manufacturing hub in Central Coast

People on the Central Coast can access free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of the Tuggerah Medicare Mental Health Centre.

From 3 February 2025, Australian mums and their newborn babies will have free access to the best and most comprehensive protection against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on Weekend Today which covered the free RSV vaccine available from 3 February and more.