Ministers' media centre

The Albanese Government is protecting Australians in aged care and disability homes by funding pharmacists for the first time to provide free flu and other National Immunisation Program (NIP) vaccines at the homes

Read Minister Butler's press conference on pharmacists providing free vaccinations offsite in aged care and disability care; pathology bulk billing; mental health funding and the eSafety Commissioner.

Read the Joint Statement from all Australian Health Ministers on vaping.

Read the transcript from the joint press conference which covered vaping and hospitals.

Young people in Gawler, South Australia, and the surrounding district will in future have access to free, holistic mental health care provided by a new headspace centre.

headspace has been supporting the young people of Bendigo for 12 years, providing vital access to mental health services.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's radio interview with Fiona Parker on mental health service funding; Bendigo headspace; Bendigo bulk billing data.

Bendigo residents have seen the bulk billing rates increase by 8 per cent since the Australian Government tripled the bulk billing incentive on 1 November 2023.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's radio interview with David Bevan on UK smoking legislation; vaping.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech for the graduating College of Health, Medicine, and Wellbeing students at the University of Newcastle.

Unprecedented concerns around rising vaping rates in schools show the need for immediate action, a recent trial has shown.

Read Minister Butler's press conference on vaping in schools.

Young people in Melbourne’s outer eastern suburbs are benefitting from access to free, high-quality mental health services and support from headspace Knox.

For 11 years, young people in Ipswich have benefited from access to their local headspace centre, which has recently been expanded to meet growing need.

Australians with high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ovarian cancer now have access to cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

Read Minister Butler's press conference on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits; Victorian health system; gender inequality in healthcare.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Matt Shirvington on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics major milestone of 250,000 visits; cost of living relief.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sarah Abo on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Lisa Miller on Medicare Urgent Care Clinic's hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits; gender inequality in healthcare.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sally Sara on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits; gender inequality in healthcare.

The Australian Government’s network of 58 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics have made it easier for hundreds of thousands of Australians to get urgent care from a doctor or nurse, without waiting for hours in busy hospital emergency departments.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the opening of the NSW Business AI Summit.

The Australian Government is providing $16.5 million for Cancer Patient Support Program grants, with the first round now open for applications.

Mount Barker locals will soon have access to free mental health care with a new Head to Health service opening this year.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's press conference on the 2024 Best of Bush report; rural and regional healthcare.