Ministers' media centre

From Wednesday 26 July, people in Wollongong will have access to fully bulk billed urgent care, with a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) opening at the Corrimal Medical and Dental Centre on Underwood Street.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop on the opening of the expanded cell and gene therapy manufacturing facility at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; CAR T cell therapy; MRFF funding.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's speech for the Equally Well Symposium in Sydney.

The Albanese Government has provided $1.1 million towards development of a new scanner which could revolutionise diagnosis of deadly lung conditions around the world.

Hundreds of junior Queensland doctors will have the chance to undertake training in regional and rural areas in a boost to the local health workforce thanks to an Albanese Government program aimed at attracting doctors to careers in rural health care.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about the new cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines.

The Albanese Government has today launched the first major update to the cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines in over a decade, in a move that the Heart Foundation estimates could impact the care of 8 million Australians.

Young people and their families across NSW are set to benefit from wrap-around mental health care and wellbeing services with the announcement of four Head to Health Kids Hubs in NSW.

A permanent Head to Health adult mental health service will open in Parramatta today, ensuring locals have access to timely mental health information, services and support.

The Australian Government is supporting access to high-quality, safe, and effective medicines in the Pacific and Southeast Asia by investing $13.3 million in new partnerships between the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and governments in our region.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Tom Connell on aged care 24/7 nursing; influenza deaths.

Four research teams will share in over $5.5 million in targeted funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to investigate ways to identify and support people with chronic disease who are experiencing loneliness and social isolation.

A provider for the Launceston Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) has been selected.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's press conference on the Orange Endo and Pelvic Pain Centre.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Alex James on Orange Endo and Pelvic Pain Clinic; Head to Health; disaster mental health recovery.

​​​​​​​Work will soon be under way to establish a new free Head to Health adult mental health service in Canberra.

Universities can now apply for additional Commonwealth supported places (CSPs) for rural-trained medical students, as well as capital funding for new regional training facilities.

From 1 July 2023, Australians with severe thrombocytopenia and diabetic kidney disease will have access to new medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

On the 75th anniversary of the Chifley Labor Government’s introduction of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), Australia’s strong and sustainable pharmacy sector gets a major financial boost in changes that take effect from 1 July.

South Australian patients will be able to access new healthcare options to avoid visits to emergency departments, under a new primary care pilot project aimed at further reducing pressure on our hospitals.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Tom Mann about Head to Health Port Pirie, South Australia.

Read the transcript for Minister Butler's press conference in Melbourne on new PBS listing Kerendia; diabetes; cheaper medicines; voluntary assisted dying; women's reproductive health; First Nations health outcomes.

Adults in Port Pirie will have access to free, walk-in mental health and wellbeing support with a new Head to Health service to be established in the local community.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Morayfield on Morayfield Health Hub; Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; hospital pressures; Caboolture Hospital; health workforce challenges.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference at Morayfield about Morayfield Health Hub, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, hospital pressures, Caboolture Hospital, health workforce challenges.