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Every Australian, whether in the public or private system has the right to the highest quality and most appropriate and safe clinical care available. Serious concerns have been raised by women about the care they received by a former gynaecologist, Simon Gordon.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Jayne Azzopardi on the Prime Minister's address to the nation and fuel supply.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Karl Stefanovic about the National Fuel Security Plan and the NDIS.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr about fuel security, private health insurance, and the Medicare Mental Health Check In.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with James Glenday about the Middle East conflict, fuel security, and the Medicare Mental Health Check In.

The Australian Government is continuing to deliver cheaper medicines with Australians living with debilitating conditions including cancers and rare diseases having access to treatments on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from today.

Free mental health therapy supported by trained practitioners is now available through the Albanese Government’s Medicare Mental Health Check In, giving more Australians access to early mental health support.

The newly established Ministerial Expert Panel on Women’s Health, focusing on women’s cardiovascular health, held its inaugural meeting at Parliament House, marking an important step towards improving heart and vascular health for women across Australia.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about the Medicare Mental Health Check In, childhood vaccination rates, and the NDIS.

The Government’s National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 will become law after it passed the Parliament today.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's interview with Belinda King on the national investment into GP training, UTAS medical degrees, and the Fuel crisis.

The Senate has today passed a bill that delivers tough new laws to protect people with a disability and safeguard the NDIS from exploitation at the hands of fraudsters, predators and shonks.

The Australian Government is establishing a national Prostate Cancer Expert Advisory Group to strengthen cancer care for men across the country and deliver on the goals of the Australian Cancer Plan to provide world class equitable cancer outcomes.

The newly established Ministerial Expert Panel on Women’s Health, focusing on women’s cardiovascular health, today held its inaugural meeting at Parliament House, marking an important step towards improving heart and vascular health for women across Australia.

Read Minister Butler's speech at the AFR Healthcare Summit about productivity and healthcare.

Australia is a step closer to eliminating hepatitis B and C as public health challenges by 2030 with the release of two new national strategies today.

At a pharmacy in Belconnen or Tuggeranong, the moment is easy to miss. A card is tapped, a receipt prints, and the price is lower than it would have been a few years ago. For many Canberrans, that smaller number helps. It makes the household budget stretch further and ensures people are more likely

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on cheaper immunotherapy treatment being listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for patients with advanced renal, cervical and head and neck cancers.

The Albanese Government is continuing to deliver cheaper medicines with thousands more Australians living with advanced and high-risk cancers having access to affordable immunotherapy treatment on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 April.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr on the social media ban.

The Australian Government is delivering on its $24.3 million commitment to strengthen primary care, boost access to bulk billing GPs, and improve access to respite care in Canberra.

The Australian Government is investing in specialised education and training for frontline healthcare workers to support the early identification, management and treatment of chronic liver disease and primary liver cancer.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Trudy McIntosh on fuel supply; Integrated Assessment Tool.

Read Dan Repacholi's speech at the Australian Men's Shed Association Gathering Dinner in Brisbane about men's health and the value of men's sheds.

Highly experienced senior executive Ms Robyn Kruk AO has been appointed Acting Chair of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Board.