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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Building a world leading organ donation, retrieval and transplantation sector
More Australians will have access to a life-saving transplant with a new strategy laying out the steps for Australia to become a world-leader in organ donation, retrieval, and transplantation.Patients benefit from historic change to Medicare that elevates nurses and midwives
In Medicare’s 40th birthday year, the Australian Government is making an historic change that will finally support nurses and midwives with some of the highest qualifications to independently provide Medicare services.
Minister Butler and Assistant Minister Kearney, press conference – 30 October 2024
Read the transcript from the joint press conference with Minister Butler and Assistant Minister Kearney, which covered nurses and midwives providing Medicare Services.Add your organ donor card to the myGov app wallet
People can now add a digital copy of their organ donor card to their myGov app wallet for a new and convenient way to store and access this important document.Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care doorstop – 29 October 2004
Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Kearney and Minister Shorten's doorstop on integrating the organ donor card into the myGov app.New focus to boost access to healthcare for migrant and refugee women
The Australian Government’s innovative and successful Health in My Language program is entering a new phase – focusing on sexual and reproductive health for migrant and refugee communities.More services for remote Borroloola
A new multi-purpose service centre will make life easier for residents of the remote Northern Territory community of Borroloola, including those living with chronic kidney disease.Grants open to boost organ and tissue donation awareness
The Australian Government has today called for innovative grant applications to help raise awareness about organ and tissue donation.Ensuring First Nations children in New South Wales are school ready
The Australian Government is expanding the Connected Beginnings program, helping more First Nations children thrive in the crucial early years.The Australian Government investing in First Nations-led cancer research
The Australian Government is bringing together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and the research sector to conduct innovative, First Nations-led cancer research through a new grant scheme and a $9.6 million investment.