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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National centre to improve health outcomes for people with intellectual disability
The Australian Government is establishing a National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health – which fulfils an election commitment made in 2022.-
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care - Op-Ed
Read Assistant Minister Kearney's op-ed published in the Women's Agenda on the 12th of October 2023 -
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, doorstop - 8 September 2023
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's doorstop on Doctors for Yes letter. -
Tell your story this Women's Health Week
This Women’s Health Week, the Australian Government is urging women to share their experiences of bias in the health system through the first public consultation of its kind in Australia. -
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, doorstop - 6 September 2023
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's doorstop on the call for submissions to women's health consultation during Women's Health Week. -
Statement on Significant Matters: Women's Health Week
Read Assistant Minister Kearney's address to parliament on Women's Health Week. -
Australia's first endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics expanded
Women in Adelaide and Western Sydney will now be able to access specialised care at two new endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics which opened today. -
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care – doorstop in Perth – 1 September 2023
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's doorstop in Perth about 60-day prescriptions. -
Australia says no to violence against women and children
The Australian Government has highlighted its commitment to ending violence against women and children, by encouraging men and boys to champion behaviour change at the 2023 No to Violence Conference in Melbourne. 
Health workforce convened at Alice Springs summit
The Albanese Government has brought together health experts to discuss the unique challenges facing the health workforce across the Northern Territory.