Minister Wells' media

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' press conference in Darwin about the Para Athlete Barriers Grant Program, aged care and the Northern Territory Japanese force rotation.

The Australian Government’s historic support of current and future Paralympians has continued with the launch of a new direct to athlete grant.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Adam Steer on NT aged care facilities; Four Corners childcare investigation; Royal Commission into Aged Care; Play our Way; Paralympic athlete funding.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Sarah Abo on the Brisbane Olympics

The Australian Government is again showing its commitment to tackle dementia, with a $12.5 million funding package to support people living with probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' press conference on CTE; dementia; Brisbane 2032; flag football; softball; surf lifesaving.

The Australian Government will invest almost $1 million dollars into a national program led by iconic Olympian Lauren Jackson, increasing the number of women and girls taking part in basketball.

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).

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Peter Fegan on the Play Our Way fund.

Read the transcript from Minister Wells' interview on ABC News Breakfast which covered the Play Our Way fund and the Australian Open.

The Australian Government is investing almost one million dollars to support more women and girls to play tennis and enjoy the mental and physical health benefits sport provides.

The Australian Government is backing women in sport yet again, providing an additional $3.2 million to support women in coaching, officiating and sports administration.

The Australian Government is investing $136 million in sporting grants across Australia, helping more than 100,000 women and girls enjoy better facilities at their local clubs.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells and Steve Cannane on passing the Aged Care Bill; gambling reforms.

Read the transcript of the interview between Minister Wells and Bridget Brennan on aged care reforms; gambling ads; social media ban.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' press conference on the aged care bill; social media age restrictions; gambling ads ban.

Read the transcript of the television interview of Minister Wells on Weekend Today on the Queensland State Election, Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' radio interview with Peter Fegan on the Queensland racing sector, Queensland elections, aged care sector, Commonwealth games

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

Read Minister Wells' speech at the Swimming Australia Annual Awards.

For the first time in Australian history, sporting boardrooms across the country will have to meet gender equity targets or risk funding being withheld.

The Australian Government will provide Australia’s Para-athletes with the same financial incentives for winning medals at the Paris Games as our Olympians.

Minister for Sport Anika Wells will support Australian athletes at the Paris Paralympic Games, speak at the UNESCO Disability Inclusion Conference and meet with international stakeholders during the opening days of Australia’s 2024 Paralympics campaign.

Australia’s Minister for Sport Anika Wells has addressed UNESCO’s Change the Game Sport Conference in Paris, detailing how the Albanese Government’s women in sport investments have progressed gender equity.

The Albanese Government congratulates Jessica Fox and Eddie Ockenden after they were named Australia’s Flag Bearers for Paris 2024 Olympic Games