Assistant Minister McBride's media

The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to the people on the Central Coast, with the Lake Haven Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) now open.

Australians will have access to 24/7 crisis support as the Australian Government invests in the future of our most trusted and effective digital mental health service providers.

The Albanese Government is making sure Australia’s primary youth mental health service – headspace – is fit-for-purpose, appropriately resourced and well-integrated with other services.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Scott Levi on Lake Haven Medicare Urgent Care Clinic; University of Newcastle - Ourimbah Campus.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's press conference on the opening of three Head to Health Kids hubs in Victoria.

Victorian kids will get the mental health support they need, at no cost – with three new hubs now open to support children and families when they need it most.

An extra 160 medical students each year will begin end-to-end rural medical training at six new medical school programs in rural communities, thanks to a $90 million investment from the Australian Government.

The Australian Government is providing $1.7 million to Eating Disorders Families Australia to deliver tailored support to families and others caring for people with eating disorders.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the Rural GPs Conference in Coogee.

Communities in the Goldfields region are set to benefit from improved health care following Australian Government investment in local health education and clinical training.

A new permanent Head to Health adult mental health service is now open in Mount Gambier, providing free access to quality mental health care for people living in the region.

The people of Armadale and surrounding areas have access to free, quality mental health support with a new Head to Health adult mental health service now open.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia National Conference

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the 18th Congress of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders.

Residents of Hawkesbury and surrounds now have permanent access to free quality adult mental health supports with the opening of Hawkesbury Head to Health.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Scott Levi on the Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital; national skills agreement; fee-free TAFE.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the Rural Medicine Australia Conference 2023 in Hobart

The Australian Government, along with all state and territory governments, have developed and endorsed a plan to build Australia’s mental health workforce.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride and Tom Oriti on World Mental Health Day; National Mental Health Workforce Strategy; Voice to Parliament.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's press conference in Orange on First Nations health; Voice to Parliament; listening driving better solutions; World Mental Health Day.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's doorstop on Cessnock Urgent Care Clinic.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's opinion piece published in the Daily Advertiser

Read the transcript of the radio interview between Assistant Minister McBride and Sam Robinson on rural and regional health; NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry; mental health.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's press conference in Wagga Wagga on First Nations health; listening driving better solutions; farmer and tradie mental health.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Ortenzia Borre on the NSW Bilateral Regional Health Forum; Medicare investments; Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; the health workforce pipeline; Disability Royal Commission.