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Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Kearney's doorstop on endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Kearney's radio interview on the National Women's Health Summit, and the End Gender Bias Survey.

Women’s voices and experiences of medical misogyny will be put under the microscope by women’s health experts at the 2024 National Women’s Health Summit.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Rod Sparks on Mount Gambier's Medicare Urgent Care Clinic; Head to Health.

The Mount Gambier Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) is making it easier for locals to the urgent care they need when and where they need it and taking pressure off Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Kearney's interview on women's health, the end gender bias survey and the aged care sector in Victoria

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Kearney's interview on women's health and the end gender bias survey.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Kearney's interview on women's health and the end gender bias survey.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Bension Siebert on vaping.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's interview on ABC Drive Melbourne on women's health, end gender bias survey, and the aged care sector in Victoria.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's interview on ABC Drive Sydney on women's health and the end gender bias survey.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's interview on ABC Radio Perth on women's health and the end gender bias survey.

The Australian Government has ensured Australians get value for money from their private health insurance, with the average cost of private health insurance premiums rising at a much slower rate than the increase in wages, the age pension and inflation.

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview with Nadia Mitsopoulos which covered private health insurance premiums.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Chris O'Keefe on private health premiums rising less than other insurance.

Young people in the Hawkesbury area are now benefiting from a permanent headspace centre.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop on cheaper medicines; new medicines added to 60-day prescriptions; listing of Forxiga; heart failure; diabetes; ketamine.

Thousands of Australian women are receiving a life-saving test for cervical cancer as new data shows the success of the Australian Government's self-collection screening option.

Australians with chronic heart failure now have access to cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

The Albanese Government is making medicines cheaper by doubling the number of medicines now available for a 60-day prescription, with an additional 94 medicines for stable, ongoing health conditions like diabetes, epilepsy, breast cancer and menopause now eligible.

Older Australians and their families can now see how much aged care services are spending on their care, food, wages and more as the Albanese Government continues to improve the sector.

The Australian Government has accepted the latest advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on the National COVID-19 Vaccine Program for 2024.

Read the interview with Minister Butler and Craig Reucassel on the new influencer-led vaping campaign; next steps of vaping reform; snus; private health insurance.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Raf Epstein on the new influencer-led vaping campaign; next steps of vaping reform; private health insurance.

On Rare Disease Day, the Albanese Government has announced two more rare genetic conditions have been recommended by the independent group of experts for addition to Australian newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) and a new treatment option for infants with spinal muscular atrophy.