Assistant Minister Kearney's media

The Australian Government is investing $5.3 million to help ensure women carry their babies to full term, avoiding the dangers of premature birth.

The Government is delivering even more choice for Australian women with new and amended listings for contraception, endometriosis and IVF on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

The Australian Government will provide $3.19 million in grants for First Nations-led trial projects in Darebin, Melbourne that will strengthen families, reduce family and domestic violence, and help keep kids out of out-of-home care.

The Albanese Labor Government is providing $5.2 million for frontline miscarriage support services to deliver care for women and families who have experienced miscarriage.

Media release announcing outlining the commitment to open a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Clifton Hill

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's press conference which covered the Brookes Academy and the nursing and midwifery workforce.

The Australian Government is delivering more nurses and midwives through a $28 million investment to build a new world-class Nurses and Midwives Academy facility at the Epworth Hospital in Melbourne.

Young people in north Brisbane and Moreton Bay will now have access to a new mental health service, focused on supporting local First Nations people.

The Australian Government is investing $6.7 million to ensure that people with rare cancers can access expert advice and the best possible care, regardless of where they live.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's interview with Ali Moore on bulk billing and ER doctors seeking security.

Released today, the Australian Donation and Transplantation Activity Report revealed 1,328 lives were either saved or significantly improved in 2024, thanks to the generosity of 527 deceased organ donors.

The Australian Government is providing $5.4 million to extend a program that enables migrant and refugee women to discuss important health issues in their own language.

First Nations people in South Australia will have a dedicated social and emotional wellbeing centre designed for their needs, with an interim service open by the end of 2025.

The Australian Government is building Australia’s future and strengthening Medicare, today announcing $573.3 million to deliver more choice, lower costs and better health care for women.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference with Minister Gallagher, Assistant Minister Kearney and Senator for SA Marielle Smith on the government's $500 million investment in women’s health; bulk-billing rates; hormone therapy; Michaelia Cash’s comments and women’s sport.

Read the transcript of the Assistant Minister Kearney discussing changes to women’s healthcare surrounding contraceptives and menopause

The Australian Government has asked the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to review human tissue laws across Australia.

The Australian Government is investing almost $11 million to build Australian research capacity in climate change and related health impacts under the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) 2024 Targeted Call for Research (TCR) into climate-related health impacts and effective

This year, 11 new DonateLife community partners will share in over $600,000 in grants to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation to ensure more Australians can receive a life-saving transplant.

A record number of nurses are joining the Australian health workforce from overseas, with 16,622 internationally qualified nurses registering to practise here in the past financial year – three times more than the 5,610 nurses that joined in the final year before COVID (2018/19).

The Australian Government is investing more than $440 million to support more older people to stay independent at home and in their communities for longer.

Ngangganawili Aboriginal Health Service (NAHS) in Wiluna, remote Western Australia, will enhance care for nearly 1,000 patients with the addition of three staff housing units.

Improving the health care system for women and girls is a priority of the Australian Government, and the National Women’s Health Advisory Council is key in achieving this.

The Australian Government, in partnership with Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia, are today launching the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy 2025-2035.

The Australian Government has today released an Australian-first roadmap to improve the health and wellbeing of the LGBTIQA+ community.