Assistant Minister Kearney's media

The Australian Government is investing $3.6 million in targeted funding to enhance the health literacy, reduce risk and improve health outcomes for women who face additional challenges accessing health information.

The Australian Government has opened consultation on the draft National Nursing Workforce Strategy.

Read Assistant Minister Kearney's speech at the PharmAus24 Conference at Parliament House.

The Australian Government is investing in the health of First Nations Australians with the opening of a new Victorian Aboriginal Health Service in Melbourne’s north.

Women escaping family, domestic and sexual violence in the Illawarra will now have access to crucial new support, with the opening of a landmark healing and recovery centre.

The Albanese Labor Government is today launching a $10 million campaign to encourage more women to get screened for cervical cancer and help Australia stay on track to eliminate the cancer by 2035.

Culturally and linguistically diverse Australians will have a say in national health care reforms through the Albanese Labor Government’s new National Multicultural Health Consumer and Carer Network

The Australian Government is equipping Australian researchers to find new treatments and breakthrough cures with the power of data.

The Australian Government is investing $60 million to bring together some of Australia’s best health and medical researchers to develop new solutions to significant health problems.

The Australian Government is expanding the successful Connected Beginnings program, helping more First Nations children get the best start in life.

The Australian Government is investing $10.6 million to ensure that Victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV) living in the Central Coast and Moree regions of New South Wales will have access to free, specialised mental health support close to home.

The Australian Government is making it easier for rural Queenslanders to see a doctor with a $2.4 million investment and an innovative program to support stronger rural healthcare.

Mums, kids and families are just some of the winners of the Australian Government’s investment in health and medical research funding.

Australia’s place in the US $20 billion global banana market has been safeguarded with a new genetically modified banana being granted approval for commercial release and consumption.

The Australian Government will establish an Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) inquiry into human tissue laws to determine whether legislative reform is required to harmonise laws across the nation.

The Australian Government is helping Australian kids stay fit and healthy this winter by releasing a new, best practice resource for kindergartens, early education centres, schools, and other care services to help limit the spread of infectious disease.

The Albanese Labor Government is investing in the health of Australian newborns through a multi-million-dollar research project to enable life-saving interventions.

To mark World Breastfeeding Week the Australian Government is celebrating the success of national campaigns and initiatives to support breastfeeding and give babies the best start in life. Running from 1 to 7 August, the theme for 2024 is 'Breastfeeding support for all'.

The Australian Government is helping First Nations children get the best start in life, expanding the successful Connected Beginnings program to the New South Wales Central Coast.

The Australian Government has established an expert advisory group to provide advice on reducing the impacts of climate change on the nation’s health.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's press conference on the launch of Loneliness Awareness Week.

The Australia Government is supporting babies with a peanut allergy by funding a groundbreaking new program.

The Australian Government is encouraging more people to register as organ and tissue donors this DonateLife Week.

The Australian Government has launched an $8 million education program to boost the capability of aged care workers to deliver high quality, dementia-specific respite care.

This DonateLife Week (Sunday 28 July to 4 August), Australians are being asked to register as organ and tissue donors and be the reason someone else gets a second chance at life.