Ministers' media centre

In Medicare’s 40th birthday year, the Australian Government is making an historic change that will finally support nurses and midwives with some of the highest qualifications to independently provide Medicare services.

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on ABC Adelaide Breakfast Radio with Sonya Feldholff and Jules Schiller which covered the COVID-19 Inquiry and the Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

Read Minister Butler's speech to the AusBioTech 2024 Conference.

Read the transcript from the joint press conference with Minister Butler and Assistant Minister Kearney, which covered nurses and midwives providing Medicare Services.

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's television interview with Angela Bishop on 10 News First which covered the COVID-19 Inquiry and the Australian Centre for Disease Control.

The Australian Government is investing $251.7m to deliver Australia’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

A free nurse-led primary health service, a GP providing access to health care for diverse and vulnerable communities, and a nurse practitioner and manager of a multidisciplinary family practice are Tasmania’s finalists in the Stronger Medicare Awards.

Read the transcript of the Treasurer and Minister Butler press conference on the COVID-19 Inquiry and the Australian Centre for Disease Control.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the South Asian Suicide Prevention Summit 2024.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Kearney and Minister Shorten's doorstop on integrating the organ donor card into the myGov app.

People can now add a digital copy of their organ donor card to their myGov app wallet for a new and convenient way to store and access this important document.

Read Assistant Minister Thwaites' speech at the 2024 Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme Conference, Adelaide.

Five individuals and teams, covering general practice, pharmacy, nursing, respite and multidisciplinary teams are Western Australia’s finalists in the Stronger Medicare Awards.

The Australian Government’s innovative and successful Health in My Language program is entering a new phase – focusing on sexual and reproductive health for migrant and refugee communities.

Read the transcript of the television interview of Minister Wells on Weekend Today on the Queensland State Election, Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games

The Australian Government is investing $10.3 million to tackle the most common cancer in our sunburnt country, skin cancer.

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's press conference on the national targeted skin cancer screening roadmap and private health insurance.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Thwaites' radio interview which covered seniors' forums and aged care reforms.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' radio interview with Peter Fegan on the Queensland racing sector, Queensland elections, aged care sector, Commonwealth games

A new multi-purpose service centre will make life easier for residents of the remote Northern Territory community of Borroloola, including those living with chronic kidney disease.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' speech at the ACCPA (Aged and Community Care Providers Association) National Conference.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on healthcare in the Hunter; cheaper medicines; strengthening Medicare; GP workforce; vaping.

Read Minister Butler's interview with Paul Culliver on his visit with Meryl Swanson; strengthening Medicare and the Royal visit.

The Australian Government has today called for innovative grant applications to help raise awareness about organ and tissue donation.

Enforcement activity on selling illegal vapes is ramping up across the country.