Minister Butler's media

Read Minister Butler's address to Kids in the House 2024.

The Albanese Government is supporting the next phase of the search for a cure for Type 1 Diabetes through a $50.1 million investment in the Australian Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network (T1DCRN), delivered through the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Australia.

Read Minister Butler's address to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners GP24 Conference.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Gary Adshead which covered Bupa and Healthscope, vaping, breast cancer and Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on the Midland Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, and negotiations between private health insurers and private hospitals.

The Albanese Government is delivering on its promise to strengthen Medicare with another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic destined for the Gold Coast, this time in Southport.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Nicole Dyer on Southport Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opening; vaping crackdown.

Australians with osteoporosis, a type of skin lymphoma, spinal muscular atrophy and type 2 diabetes will have access to new and expanded medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's speech at Parliament House about health technology assessment reform.

The Australian Government has today announced the members of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Review Implementation Advisory Group (IAG).

Medicare billing data shows the Albanese Government’s record investment to strengthen Medicare one year ago has revived bulk billing, with Australians in regional Victoria having an additional 585,900 free visits to the GP in the past year.

The Australian Government is establishing a new national body to provide leadership, coordination and expertise so all Australians can reap the benefits of cutting-edge genomic research and technologies.

Ms Rosemary Huxtable AO PSM has been appointed to develop the National Health and Medical Research Strategy (strategy).

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Patricia Karvelas on national anti-vaping program for young people; vaping; social media reforms; access to terminations in hospitals.

Read the transcript of the interview with Minister Butler and Craig Zonca on the national anti-vaping program for young people and plain packaging.

The Australian Government is rolling out a national program to prevent young people from taking up vaping.

Read the transcript of the interview with Minister Butler and Peter Fegan on the national anti-vaping program for young people and the US election.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Brisbane on the national anti-vaping program for young people and social media ban.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Ali Moore on tobacco control laws; national anti-vaping program for young people; access to terminations in hospital.

Read the transcript of the interview with Minister Butler and David Bevan on aged care reforms.

The Australian Government is delivering for residents in Sydney’s southwest with the opening of the Fairfield Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.

Australian mums and their newborn babies will have free access to the best and most comprehensive protection in the world against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) ahead of Winter in 2025.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Andrew Clennell on the new RSV vaccine program, COVID Inquiry Report, PWSS annual report and the US election

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sophie Walsh and Clint Stanaway on the new RSV vaccine program and the PWSS annual report

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference which covered the new RSV vaccine program and the PWSS annual report.