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The Australian Government is now seeking applications from older people with lived experience of the aged care system to join the Aged Care Council of Elders from January 2026.

The Australian Government is preparing for the single largest investment in Medicare since its inception to deliver more bulk billing for Australians.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on Sunrise with Natalie Barr.

The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to open a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics with a tender process underway to identify a provider to operate the Windsor Medicare UCC.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on delivering the bulk billing incentive program.

The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment for a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, with tender processes underway to identify providers to operate the new Victor Harbor and Whyalla clinics.

The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment for a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics with a tender process now commenced to identify providers to operate the Buderim, Caloundra and Gladstone clinics.

The Australian Government’s focus on growing productivity across the Australian economy continued with today’s Health, Disability and Ageing Economic Reform Roundtable in Sydney.

The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment for a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics with a tender process now commenced to identify providers to operate the Capalaba, Carindale and Greenslopes and surrounds clinics.

Australians with Parkinson’s disease, neuroblastoma, endometrial cancer, cystic fibrosis and melanoma will have access to new and expanded medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 August 2025.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr on the PBS.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Emma Rebellato on delivering new Urgent Care Clinics; AI in healthcare; cheaper medicines; illicit tobacco; productivity roundtable.

The Australian Government is already delivering on its commitment to open a further 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics across Australian with three opening in Victoria, bringing the totally number of clinics open across the country to 90.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop with the Prime Minister on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; PBS.

The Australian Government is investing $30.8 million to attract and support more than 6,000 extra skilled aged care workers in rural and regional Australia.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia National Conference 2025 in Sydney about the Australian Government's plans to continue to strengthen the health and social systems.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr.

The Australian Government has today released an Issues Paper to seek views on reforms to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, as well as other opportunities to clarify and strengthen protections for people with disability.

The Australian Government is continuing its work to deliver generational aged care reforms, today releasing the final draft of the new Aged Care Rules that will guide the sector in these reforms.

Young people on Hobart’s Eastern Shore will have greater access to free mental health support and care with a new headspace service to open at Bellerive.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr on medical cannabis; e-scooters.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with James Glenday on cheaper medicines.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sally Sara on cheaper medicines; bulk billing.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sarah Abo on cheaper medicines; bulk billing.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on school program that prevents teen vaping; Ramsay psychology clinics; Bedford; WA hospital funding.