Biography
Ged Kearney is the Federal Member for Cooper. Ged has served in the parliament since March 2018, when she was elected in a by-election. She is the first woman to hold the seat.
Ged is the Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care and Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health.
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TGA decision on access to medical terminations
The Government welcomes the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s decision to remove a number of restrictions on health professionals who prescribe and dispense MS-2 Step (mifepristone and misoprostol).-
New endometriosis and pelvic pain clinic opens in Orange
Orange and the surrounding region can now access expert, multidisciplinary care with the opening of one of Australia’s first Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinics at the Orange Family Medical Centre. -
Assistant Minister Kearney – interview on ABC Afternoon Briefing – 4 July 2023
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's interview with Matt Doran about the Ashes, RBA decision, cost of living, childcare, energy prices, and women's health. -
New era for LGBTIQA+ health care
Today marks a new era in LGBTIQA+ health care with the first meeting of the LGBTIQA+ Health and Wellbeing 10 Year National Action Plan Expert Advisory Group. -
Step forward to tackling silicosis
The Albanese Government has introduced legislation to identify and eliminate the causes of deadly occupational respiratory diseases like silicosis. -
Assistant Minister Kearney – doorstop in Canberra – 21 June 2023
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's doorstop in Parliament House about the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry and Housing Australia Future Fund. 
Provider selected for Joondalup Medicare Urgent Care Clinic
A provider for the Joondalup Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) has been selected, following an Expression of Interest process. This is the third provider announcement for Medicare UCCs in WA.-
Consultation on Australia's first National Health and Climate Strategy now open
The Australian Government is developing Australia’s first National Health and Climate Strategy, to ensure the nation’s health system can meet the needs of Australians in the face of a changing climate. -
Assistant Minister Kearney – interview on ABC Afternoon Briefing – 6 June 2023
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's interview with Greg Jennett about the Australian National Audit Office report on the Community Health and Hospitals Program and COVID-19 and flu numbers. -
Charting the way forward for medical research funding
The Albanese Government is seeking the views of researchers, consumers, industry, philanthropists and health service providers as part of reforming its investments in health and medical research.