Ministers' media centre

Read the transcript of the radio interview with Sonya Feldhoff and Jules Schiller on world leading vaping legislation introduced to Parliament.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on world-leading vaping legislation introduced to Parliament.

Read the transcript of the radio interview between Minister Butler and Michael McLaren on world leading vaping legislation being introduced to Parliament.

The Australian Government, with state and territory Health Ministers, is increasing the number and diversity of bone marrow donors on the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR).

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the launch of the Black Dog Institute's Centre of Research Excellence in Depression Treatment Precision.

Two esteemed medical experts have been appointed to oversee the committees that advise Government on funding medicines, medical services, health programs and technologies for Australian patients.

The hidden epidemic of chronic wounds in Australia will be tackled through new initiatives funded with more than $3 million from the Albanese Government.

Australians living with essential tremor can now access Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) through Medicare, with the implementation of services funded through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS).

The Albanese Government is directing extra funding to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) to allow the iconic Australian organisation to deliver even more health services to Australians right across the country.

Read a transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's statement in Vienna, Austria.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech to the 67th Commission on Narcotic Drugs side event titled ‘End inequalities end AIDS – On the fast-track: Scaling up evidence-based services to address transmission of HIV, and viral hepatitis among people who use drugs’.

South Australians will have more options for free primary health care as part of a new pilot program expanding the number of nurse practitioners working in GP clinics, which will also help ease pressure on busy emergency departments.

The Australian Government and Pharmacy Guild of Australia have reached a Heads of Agreement for an 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA).

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on empowering nurse practitioner care in SA; rural and regional health workforce; flu vaccines; RSV vaccines.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech to the 67th Commission on Narcotic Drugs side event titled 'On the road to 2029: How to accelerate our efforts to ensure safe access to essential controlled medicines for all patients in need while ensuring rational use and preventing diversion’.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's pre-recorded speech for the Preventive Mental Health Symposium in Melbourne.

Young people in Tasmania will soon have better access to mental health support with a new statewide early psychosis service and an additional headspace centre on Hobart’s eastern shore.

Assistant Minister the Hon Emma McBride MP will lead Australia’s delegation to the High-Level Segment of the 67th session for the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND).

Nominations are now open for the Stronger Medicare Awards.

The Box Hill community will now benefit from a new headspace centre.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Bension Siebert on vaping.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Rod Sparks on Mount Gambier's Medicare Urgent Care Clinic; Head to Health.

The Mount Gambier Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) is making it easier for locals to the urgent care they need when and where they need it and taking pressure off Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service.

The Australian Government has ensured Australians get value for money from their private health insurance, with the average cost of private health insurance premiums rising at a much slower rate than the increase in wages, the age pension and inflation.

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview with Nadia Mitsopoulos which covered private health insurance premiums.