Ministers' media centre

Read Minister Butler's speech at the Victorian Healthcare Week 2024: Digital Healthcare

Delivering on the Australian Government’s election commitment, young people in Kiama and the surrounding region of the South Coast now have access to free mental health care and support with the establishment of a new headspace service.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Ashleigh Gillon on mental health.

The Australian Government is expanding the Connected Beginnings program, helping more First Nations children thrive in the crucial early years.

The Australian Government is bringing together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and the research sector to conduct innovative, First Nations-led cancer research through a new grant scheme and a $9.6 million investment.

The Australian Government has today launched the National Sport Strategy, Sport Horizon.

Read Minister Butler's opening address to the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia Conference 2024.

The Australian Government will soon welcome Natalie Siegel-Brown to the Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care.

Delivering on the Australian Government’s election commitment, young people across South-Western Sydney now have better access to mental health care and support with the opening of the new headspace Edmondson Park.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Nick Rheinberger on the opening of the new headspace service in Kiama.

The Australian Government is investing an additional $95 million to further prepare and protect the nation against a strain of avian influenza that carries significant risks for our agricultural industries, our unique wildlife and the national economy.

Eight individuals and teams, including a chronic disease coordinator, an antenatal clinic, general practitioners, nurses, and heads of practice are New South Wales’ finalists in the Stronger Medicare Awards.

The Australian Government is introducing 3 new staffing quality indicators to the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program in residential aged care, focussed on enrolled nursing, allied health and lifestyle assistants.

Tasmanians will soon have another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, with a provider selected for the Bridgewater medical centre.

Read Assistant Minister Thwaites address at the launch of Get Online Week 2024.

Read the transcript of the television interview between Assistant Minister Kearney and Melissa Clarke on the RACGP Report, social media summit, Opposition Party nuclear policy, China-Australia trade.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech from the headspace day event at Parliament House.

Read Minister Butler's interview with Craig Reucassel on mental health; social media.

Australians with types of vasculitis, leukaemia, heart disease, ulcerative colitis and arthritis now have access to new and expanded cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

Three reviews that examined some of the structures and systems that underpin Medicare, general practice and primary care are now complete:
• the Review of General Practice Incentives
• the Review of After Hours Primary Care Programs and Policy, and
• the Working Better for Medicare Review.

Read Minister Butler's address to RACGP Health of the Nation Report launch at Parliament House.

Today, Professor Paul Kelly has announced his decision to retire from his position as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Department of Health and Aged Care.

A GP, a nurse, an Aboriginal health practitioner and two multidisciplinary health teams are Queensland’s finalists in the Stronger Medicare Awards.

Eleven individuals and teams, covering general practice, psychology, nursing and multidisciplinary teams, are Victoria’s finalists in the Stronger Medicare Awards.

Every Australian child and young adult with high-risk neuroblastoma will continue to have free access at Australian hospitals to a promising medicine not otherwise available in Australia, known as DFMO, thanks to an agreement secured from the Albanese Government.