Ministers' media centre

The Australian Government is taking steps to ensure the cost of essential surgical items don’t rise, stopping those costs being passed on to patients and hospitals.

A redesigned program to help young people with complex mental health was officially launched by the Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Emma McBride.

A new national research centre dedicated to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was officially opened today on the Sunshine Coast.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the National Suicide Prevention Conference.

Regional communities across Australia will be better equipped to help prevent suicide with the Australian Government extending funding to local suicide prevention programs designed specifically for local needs.

The Australian Government is committed to supporting young Australians with their mental health through the translation of research into tailored healthcare centred on their needs.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Tom Connell on bulk billing; domestic violence; vaping.

Five months of official Medicare billing data shows after a decade of cuts and neglect from the Liberals, the slide in the GP bulk billing rate has stopped and bulk billing has now stabilised, since the Albanese Government tripled the bulk billing incentive.

The National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre (NCCTRC) in Darwin will receive more than $55 million from the Albanese Labor Government to support its operations.

Read the interview between Minister Butler and Michael Rowland on bulk billing; health insurance.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sabra Lane on bulk billing.

For the first time in 15-years women with an invasive form of early breast cancer that has a high risk of returning after initial treatment will now have access to an additional medicine thanks to the Australian Government.

Read the transcript for Minister Butler's press conference in Adelaide on the new hope for breast cancer patients; cheaper medicines.

Read the transcript for Minister Butler's press conference in Adelaide on the new hope for breast cancer patients; cheaper medicines.

Tasmanian children will soon get the early intervention and mental health support they need – with the announcement of three Head to Health Kids Hubs.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Rafael Epstein on vaping; opioid dependency treatment.

Read the transcript for Minister Butler's press conference in Melbourne on the seizure of illegal vapes; the mental health system.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's doorstop in Launceston on the opening of headspace; youth mental health; Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; aged care.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the reopening of headspace Launceston.

In a joint operation, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and Victoria Police, have identified and detained nearly 500,000 vapes suspected of being unlawful.

The Australian Government is helping ensure the quality and safety of telehealth, with $5 million worth of research into how telehealth can achieve positive health outcomes for Australians.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Richard Perno on the Reopening of Launceston headspace; mental health.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Leon Compton on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; bulk billing; funding for regional health doctors.

More young people in Launceston will now have access to free mental health services at the expanded headspace centre relocated to 24 Wellington Street opening today.

People in Burnie and the surrounding region are set to have much improved access to doctors with an extra 20 medical students a year to train locally.