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Albanese Labor Government strengthening Medicare with over $500 million for women's health
The Albanese Labor Government is building Australia’s future and strengthening Medicare, today announcing $573.3 million to deliver more choice, lower costs and better health care for women.TV with Minister Wells and Andrew Clennell, Sky News - 9 February 2025
Read transcript of Minister Wells' interview on Women’s health package, menopause treatment, oral contraceptive availability, changes to aged care systems, anti-Semitic crime legislation.ABC News Weekend Breakfast interview with Assistant Minister Kearney - Sunday, 9 February 2025
Read the transcript of the Assistant Minister Kearney discussing changes to women’s healthcare surrounding contraceptives and menopauseNew Gosnells Medicare Urgent Care Clinic location
Western Australians living in Perth’s south eastern suburbs will have access to free urgent medical care closer to home with the opening of the permanent location for the Gosnells Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) at Unit 1, 2227 Albany Highway, GosnellsMinister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 5 February 2025
Read the transcript of Prime Minister Albanese and Minister Butler's press conference on strengthening Medicare; more money for public hospitals.Radio interview with Minister Butler on ABC AM
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on ABC AM which on more money for public hospitals and bulk billing.Genomics Framework charts new course in cancer care for future generations
The Australian government has released Cancer Australia's National Framework for Genomics in Cancer Control, marking a significant step toward improved cancer outcomes through personalised cancer care.Government building Australia's future with more money for public hospital reform
The Australian Government is building Australia’s future and strengthening Medicare, delivering an additional $1.7 billion to fund public hospitals and health services next year.Radio interview with Minister Butler on ABC Adelaide Drive
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on ABC Adelaide Drive about more money for public hospitalsMore than 100 residential care places to help rural and remote communities
The Australian Government is helping thousands of older people in rural and remote communities stay closer to loved ones by expanding the Multi-Purpose Service (MPS) program as recommended by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.Television interview with Minister Butler on ABC Afternoon Briefing
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on ABC Afternoon Briefing which covered more money for public hospitals, trans and gender diverse health guidelines and more.Cheaper medicine for lung cancer patients
The Australian Government is listing Retevmo® (selpercatinib) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for the first time to treat advanced or metastatic rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).$20 million funding boost for childhood brain cancer research
The Australian Government is investing close to $20 million in funding for Australian researchers to support groundbreaking national research that will give new hope to Australian children, adolescents and young adults with childhood brain cancers, including Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).Vaping rates falling among young Australians
As students around the country return to school for the new year, promising new data shows vape use among young Australians has significantly reduced thanks to Australia’s world leading vaping laws.Attracting more doctors to rural Queensland
The Australian and Queensland Governments are working together to deliver more doctors and better care to people in rural and regional areas of Queensland.Pharmacy programs agreement consultation to start soon
Consultation for a pharmacy programs agreement will soon commence.Health care for trans and gender diverse Australian children and adolescents
The Australian Government believes in a strong health system for all Australians.Minister for Health and Aged Care – press conference – 31 January 2025
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's joint press conference with the South Australian Minister for Health and Wellbeing, Chris Picton MP, and the South Australian Minister for Education, Blair Boyer MP, which covered vaping, nicotine pouches and tobacco.Minister for Health and Aged Care – second press conference – 31 January 2025
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's press conference which covered health care for trans and gender diverse children and adolescents, and botox.Greg Norman to join 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Brisbane Organising Committee
Sport Australia Hall of Fame member Greg Norman AO is being nominated as an independent director on the Board of the Brisbane Organising Committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games (OCOG).$18.4 million to support nursing students with clinical placements in aged care
The Australian Government is investing $18.4 million to support thousands of nursing students through the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program.$11 Million to Fill Gap in Australian Health and Climate Research
The Australian Government is investing almost $11 million to build Australian research capacity in climate change and related health impacts under the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) 2024 Targeted Call for Research (TCR) into climate-related health impacts and effectiveOrgan donation awareness grant recipients announced
This year, 11 new DonateLife community partners will share in over $600,000 in grants to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation to ensure more Australians can receive a life-saving transplant.More Nurses, Sooner: Removing Red Tape for Record Numbers of Nurses Moving to Australia
A record number of nurses are joining the Australian health workforce from overseas, with 16,622 internationally qualified nurses registering to practise here in the past financial year – three times more than the 5,610 nurses that joined in the final year before COVID (2018/19).New headspace for young people on Bribie Island
Young people on Bribie Island now have access to mental health support and care, closer to home, with the opening of a local headspace service.
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