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- New headspace for young people in HamiltonYoung people in Western Victoria now have greater access to free mental health care and support, following the opening of a new youth mental health service in Hamilton today by Assistant Minister Kate Thwaites.
- Assistant Minister for Ageing, doorstop interview – 10 February 2025Read Assistant Minister Thwaites' doorstop interview in Canberra on women's health investments and the Queensland floods.
- Assistant Minister for Ageing, speech – 29 October 2024Read Assistant Minister Thwaites' speech at the 2024 Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme Conference, Adelaide.
- Radio interview with Assistant Minister Thwaites on ABC Newcastle Drive with Paul Culliver – 25 October 2024Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Thwaites' radio interview which covered seniors' forums and aged care reforms.
- Assistant Minister for Ageing, speech – 10 October 2024Read Assistant Minister Thwaites address at the launch of Get Online Week 2024.
- Radio interview with the Assistant Minister for Ageing, MIX 104.9 Darwin – 3 October 2024Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Thwaites' interview with Katie Woolf on the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, and the Seniors Roundtable in the Northern Territory.
- Assistant Minister for Ageing, speech – 20 September 2024Read Assistant Minister Thwaites' speech at the National Ageing Research Institute Annual Summit.
- Podcast interview with Assistant Minister for Ageing, Prime Time – 19 September 2024Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Thwaites' interview with Bec Wilson on the age pension, indexation, superannuation, Commonwealth rent assistance, concession cards and Centrelink.
- Assistant Minister for Social Security, Ageing and Women – speech – 10 September 2024Read the transcript of Minister Thwaites' speech to the UnitingCare Australia Leaders' Forum
