Assistant Minister McBride's media

The Australian Government is getting on with the job of delivering new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics across the country with the expressions of Interest (EOI) to establish two additional Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCCs) in Terrigal and Maitland now open.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's speech to the NSW Public Service Association

Residents of Sydney’s west will soon have expanded access to free, walk-in mental health care at the Canterbury Medicare Mental Health Centre.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Assistant Minister McBride's press conference on the Central Coast, NSW about Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; support for Central Coast mums and babies; doctors; private health insurance and Medicare Mental Health Centres.

People in Central Queensland now have access to free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of a Medicare Mental Health Centre in Gladstone.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Jeremy Jones on Medicare Mental Health Centres.

People on the Central Coast can access free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of the Tuggerah Medicare Mental Health Centre.

More than half of the 61 Medicare Mental Health Centres being rolled out by the Australian Government are now open and providing free mental health care to everyone who walks through the door, in every state and territory.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview on ABC Radio Brisbane Breakfast with Loretta Ryan and Joel Spreadborough which covered Medicare Mental Health Centres.

Read Assistant Minister McBride's statement on mental health and suicide prevention in Australia below.

People in South Australia’s Mid North region have access to free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of a new Port Pirie Medicare Mental Health Centre.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler, Assistant Minister McBride and Member for Robertson Dr Gordon Reid's doorstop in Gosford, NSW on healthcare on the Central Coast, cheaper medicines, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, aged care reform, dementia care, superannuation and other topics.

Residents in northern Brisbane and Moreton Bay will soon have free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of the Medicare Mental Health Centres in Caboolture, Redcliffe, Strathpine and Brisbane’s inner north.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Zara Margolis on new Medicare Mental Health Centre in Mount Isa.

People across North West Queensland will soon have free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of the Medicare Mental Health Centre in Mount Isa.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's doorstop in Coffs Harbour about the Coffs Harbour Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.

The new Coffs Harbour Medicare Mental Health Centre provides a safe, welcoming place to get free mental health support and care, without the need for an appointment.

Hervey Bay residents will be able to access fully bulk billed care with a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC).

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's radio interview on ABC Wide Bay Breakfast which covered the Bundaberg Medicare Mental Health Centre and the Hervey Bay Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.

Residents across the Wide Bay – Burnett can access free mental health care at the new Medicare Mental Health Centre due to open later this year.

Cairns and Far North Queensland will have free, quality mental health services with 2 new Medicare Mental Health Centres being established.

The Sunshine Coast will have free access to quality mental health services with a new Medicare Mental Health Centre being established locally.

Read the transcript from Minister Butler and Assistant Minister McBride about a new Medicare Mental Health Centre opening in northern Adelaide, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics and pressure on hospitals.

Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Emma McBride visited the Liverpool Medicare Mental Health Centre.

The Riverina will soon have access to free, walk-in mental health support with Medicare Mental Health Centres opening in Wagga Wagga and Young later this year.