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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More women getting screened this Breast Cancer Month
The Albanese Labor Government is celebrating an increase in breast cancer screening rates this Breast Cancer Month.-
Improving Australia's world-class healthcare in a changing climate
19 major organisations will work together to deliver action on climate and health. 
Government backs "Deadly Choices" preventative health program
The Australian Government is expanding the highly successful “Deadly Choices” preventative health program to improve the health outcomes of First Nations Australians.-
Supporting victim-survivors of FSDV in the Nepean Blue Mountains area
The Australian Government is investing $1.9 million to better care for victim survivors of Family, Sexual and Domestic Violence (FSDV) in the Nepean Blue Mountains area of New South Wales -
Ensuring our doctors can support victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence
The Australian Government is investing $4.3 million for a new program to ensure that victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence or child sexual abuse in the ACT can get better support. -
Ensuring First Nations children in Queensland are school ready
The Australian Government is expanding the Connected Beginnings program, helping more First Nations children thrive in the crucial early years. -
Providing health information for women and girls
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. -
Public consultation on Australia's first National Nursing Workforce Strategy
The Australian Government has opened consultation on the draft National Nursing Workforce Strategy. -
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, speech - 10 September 2024
Read Assistant Minister Kearney's speech at the PharmAus24 Conference at Parliament House. -
Women’s trauma recovery centre opens in Illawarra
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.