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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Australia joins US and UK statement on decarbonising healthcare
On Earth Day 2024, the Australian Government signed a public statement of collaboration with the United States and United Kingdom to decarbonise healthcare supply chains.Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Press Conference - 23 April 2024
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's press conference on World Health Summit, vaping legislation.Television interview with Assistant Minister Kearney, ABC News Afternoon Briefing - 23 April 2024
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's interview with Greg Jennett on the legal battle with X (formerly Twitter), anti-vaping lawsAssistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, speech - 22 April 2024
Read Assistant Minister Kearney's speech at the World Health Summit Regional Forum Opening Ceremony.Supporting our community’s health in tomorrow’s climate
Following the release of Australia’s National Health and Climate Strategy at the 28th United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai in 2023, the Albanese Labor Government is investing $5 million in targeted research to ensure our health system can meet the challenges of climate change.Making it easier to get top quality care from a nurse practitioner and midwife
The Australian Government is strengthening Medicare by making it easier to get top quality care from a nurse practitioner and endorsed midwife, particularly for people in rural and regional Australia, where access to healthcare can be difficult.Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care doorstop – 20 March 2024
Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Kearney's doorstop which covered nurse practitioners, endorsed midwives and the Health Legislation Amendment (Removal of Requirement for a Collaborative Arrangement) Bill.Television interview with Assistant Minister Kearney, ABC News Afternoon Briefing - 14 March 2024
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's interview with Greg Jennett on the National Women's Health Summit; End Gender Bias survey; UNRWA funding.Radio interview with Assistant Minister Kearney and Sammy J, ABC Radio Melbourne - 14 March 2024
Read the transcript of the radio interview with Assistant Minister Kearney and Sammy J on the National Women's Health Summit; End Gender Bias Survey.Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Press Conference - 14 March 2024
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's press conference on National Women's Health Summit; End Gender Bias survey.