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Commonwealth Games Team Inspires Australia to Victoria 2026
The incredible performance of our Commonwealth Games team in Birmingham has inspired the Albanese Government as it looks ahead to the Victoria 2026 Games.Failed COVIDSafe app deleted
The Albanese Government has acted to delete the wasteful and ineffective COVIDSafe app.Press conference with Minister Anika Wells on Tuesday 9 August 2022
Read the transcript of the joint press conference with Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles and Minister Anika Wells on the aged care worker pay case.Radio interview with Minister Butler and Patricia Karvelas, ABC Radio National – 5 August 2022
Read the transcript of the ABC Radio National interview with Minister Butler on the COVID-19 response, isolation rules, the monkeypox response and vaccines, primary care and the Climate Change Bill 2022.Australia secures new third-generation monkeypox virus vaccine
The Albanese Government has secured 450,000 doses of the new third-generation monkeypox virus (MPX) vaccine by Bavarian Nordic.Minister Butler doorstop in Canberra - 4 August 2022
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop on Monkeypox; COVID-19 hospitalisations; and vaccines for immunocompromised children.
TV interview with Minister Butler and Charles Croucher, The Today Show - 4 August 2022
Read the transcript of the TV interview with Minister Butler and Charles Croucher, The Today Show, on COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised children aged six months and above and COVID hospitalisations.Minister Butler press conference in Canberra - 3 August 2022
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on Moderna vaccines for children, public awareness campaign, COVID modelling, monkeypox vaccine, lung cancer screening, voluntary assisted dying bill.COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6 months to under 5 years
The Albanese Government has accepted a recommendation from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation to make a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available to children aged 6 months to under 5 years in certain at-risk population groups.Press conference with Minister Anika Wells on Tuesday 2 August 2022
Read the transcript of the press conference with Minister for Aged Care and Sport Anika Wells on Tuesday 2 August 2022.First bill passed delivers aged care reforms
History has been made with the Albanese Labor Government passing its first bill through the 47th Parliament, delivering on commitments to reform aged care.
A joint media release with Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese.New Campaign to encourage good COVID safe behaviour
The Australian Government has today launched a new communication campaign to encourage people to follow public health advice to help slow the spread of COVID-19.PBS Listings will help people with spinal muscular atrophy, schizophrenia and multiple sclerosis
From 1 August 2022, Australians will have access to new and updated Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listings, including a new spinal muscular atrophy medicine for adult patients.Address to the Australian Medical Association National Conference - 30 July 2022
Read Minister Butler's speech at the Australian Medical Association National Conference on Saturday 30 July 2022. (Check against delivery)Address to the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Annual Conference - 29 July 2022
Read Minister Butler's speech at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Annual Conference on Friday 29 July 2022. (Check against delivery)Game on for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Australia is represented by its largest team at an overseas Commonwealth Games – and the second largest team ever – as one of 72 nations contesting the Birmingham Games, which run to August 8.Aged Care and other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022
Read the transcript of Minister Well's speech in parliament on 28 July 2022.Second Reading: Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022
Read the transcript of Minister Well's speech in parliament on 28 July 2022.Getting In-Home Care back on track
The Australian Government has listened to older Australians and the aged care sector and is getting reforms to the in-home care program back on track.TV interview with Minister Wells and Sarah Ferguson, ABC 730 on 27 July 2022
Read the transcript of Minister Well's TV interview with Sarah Ferguson, ABC 730 discussing aged care, COVID outbreaks, and residential aged care reforms.Strengthening Medicare Taskforce appointed
The Australian Government is making it easier for Australians to see a doctor by strengthening Medicare, the critical foundation of our health system.Capability Review of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
The Government has announced it will conduct a capability review of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.Delivering Labor's Plan to fix aged care
The Australian Government introduced legislation today to deliver our commitments to fix the crisis in aged care, and usher in a new funding model for residential aged care.TV interview with Minister Wells and Kieran Gilbert, Afternoon Briefing, Sky News, on 26 July 2022
Read the transcript of Minister Wells' TV interview with Kieran Gilbert, Afternoon Briefing, Sky News, discussing NRL, residential aged care, COVID outbreaks, and wage increasesResearcher awarded for infection work
The 2022 Commonwealth Health Minister's Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research has been awarded to a leading researcher tackling healthcare-associated infection, Professor Brett Mitchell from Avondale University.