The Hon Emma McBride MP

The Australian Government is making it easier for Australians to access mental health care, with Medicare Mental Health Centres now delivering more than 130,000 free, walk in appointments in Queensland.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Loretta Ryan and Craig Zonca on prescription costs, pharmacists and political violence.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Jaynie Seal on digital duty of care and the government’s approach to children’s rights, suicide and domestic violence.

The Australian Government is continuing to back Australian workers, delivering an additional $6.9 million over 2 years to strengthen mental health and suicide prevention support in high-risk industries.

The Australian Government's investment in youth mental health is delivering real results, with more than one million young Australians now supported through headspace centres across the country.

Every October 10, we mark World Mental Health Day and this year's theme is Together We Thrive.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's doorstop interview about the opening of the Glenorchy Medicare Mental Health Centre.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Ryk Goddard on the new Medicare Mental Health Centre for Tasmania.

Families across Western Sydney, the Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains are a step closer to accessing free specialist mental health support for their children, with a site now selected for the new Medicare Mental Health Kids Hub in Penrith.

The Australian Government is delivering free mental health care across regional Australia, with the 57th Medicare Mental Health Centre now officially open in Glenorchy, bringing high-quality care closer to home for Tasmanians.