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Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Matt Shirvington on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics major milestone of 250,000 visits; cost of living relief.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sarah Abo on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Lisa Miller on Medicare Urgent Care Clinic's hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits; gender inequality in healthcare.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sally Sara on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics hitting the major milestone of 250,000 visits; gender inequality in healthcare.

The Australian Government’s network of 58 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics have made it easier for hundreds of thousands of Australians to get urgent care from a doctor or nurse, without waiting for hours in busy hospital emergency departments.

Read Minister Wells' statement on the new Aged Care Act.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the opening of the NSW Business AI Summit.

The Australian Government is providing $16.5 million for Cancer Patient Support Program grants, with the first round now open for applications.

Mount Barker locals will soon have access to free mental health care with a new Head to Health service opening this year.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's press conference on the 2024 Best of Bush report; rural and regional healthcare.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the Sydney Mental Health Policy Forum

Following the release of Australia’s National Health and Climate Strategy at the 28th United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai in 2023, the Albanese Labor Government is investing $5 million in targeted research to ensure our health system can meet the challenges of climate change.

The Australian Government in partnership with the Lowitja Insitute have today hosted the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Ministers Roundtable.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Bridget Brennan on world leading vaping legislation being introduced to parliament.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Karl Stefanovic on world leading vaping legislation introduced to Parliament.

The Australian Government today introduced to Parliament world leading vaping legislation to deliver on our promise to protect children, young people and all Australians from the harms of vaping.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Peter Stefanovic on world leading vaping legislation introduced to Parliament.

Read the transcript of the radio interview with Sonya Feldhoff and Jules Schiller on world leading vaping legislation introduced to Parliament.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on world-leading vaping legislation introduced to Parliament.

Read the transcript of the radio interview between Minister Butler and Michael McLaren on world leading vaping legislation being introduced to Parliament.

The Australian Government is strengthening Medicare by making it easier to get top quality care from a nurse practitioner and endorsed midwife, particularly for people in rural and regional Australia, where access to healthcare can be difficult.

The Australian Government, with state and territory Health Ministers, is increasing the number and diversity of bone marrow donors on the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR).

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Kearney's doorstop which covered nurse practitioners, endorsed midwives and the Health Legislation Amendment (Removal of Requirement for a Collaborative Arrangement) Bill.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the launch of the Black Dog Institute's Centre of Research Excellence in Depression Treatment Precision.

Two esteemed medical experts have been appointed to oversee the committees that advise Government on funding medicines, medical services, health programs and technologies for Australian patients.