Minister Wells' media

The Australian Government is investing $600 million to help ensure the availability of Support at Home aged care services in rural and remote Australia, and for people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences.

Read Minister Wells' statement on the new Support at Home program

Read Minister Wells' statement on the new Support at Home program

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.

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.

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

The Australian Government has invested $31.2 million to develop a new framework to deliver virtual nursing support in aged care.

The Australian Government is making further investments for regional, rural and remote aged care, providing $12.8 million in grant funding to a service in Maningrida Northern Territory.

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

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Peter Fegan on aged care facility evacuations from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' doorstop on a pay rise for 60,000 aged care nurses; TC Alfred.

The Australian Government is investing a further $2.6 billion to deliver another pay rise for 60,000 aged care nurses across Australia.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview on aged care nursing pay raise.

The Australian Government is investing a further $300 million in infrastructure grants to support residential aged care services in regional, rural and remote locations, with a new round of the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program now open.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Hamish MacDonald on the Medicare announcement.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Peter Fegan on bulk billing and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Clint Stanaway and Sophie Walsh on bulk billing and Medicare.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Monique Wright and David Woiwod on bulk billing and Medicare.

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 is seeking views on the design of a national registration scheme to support personal care workers employed in aged care, including new training and mandatory minimum qualification requirements.

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.

Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Sarah Abo on Anti-Semitic comments made by two NSW nurses.

The Australian Government is pleased to announce the new Chair and members of the National Aged Care Advisory Council.

The Australian Government is pleased to announce new members for the Aged Care Council of Elders.