Minister Butler's media

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop on the 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement; cheaper medicines.

The Australian Government and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have signed the 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA).

On the eve of World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, Australia’s leadership in the fight against smoking and vaping has been commended by the World Health Organization (WHO), with Regional Director Saia Ma'u Piukala saying “Australia's leadership in tobacco control is both commendable and inspiring”.

The Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, will attend the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland from 26 May.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Jacqui Felgate on shingles vaccine; COVID; Ozempic replica ban

Read the transcript for Minister Butler's interview with Sonya Feldhoff on Singapore Airlines SQ321 incident; new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for South Australia; taking pressure off SA hospitals; medical student placements.

The Albanese Government is working with the Malinauskas Government to take pressure off South Australian hospitals.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Adelaide on taking pressure off SA hospitals; additional Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for SA; COVID variant; breast cancer screening.

The Australian Government is acting to protect Australians from the risks posed by injecting potentially unsafe and dangerous compounded replicas of weight loss products.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Bern Young on new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for the Gold Coast.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Patricia Karvelas on banning pharmacy compounding of replica weight loss medicines; ICC independence; social media ban for children.

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 and Senator Watt's press conference on new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for the Gold Coast; banning pharmacy compounding of replica weight loss medicines; ICC independence; taking pressure off hospitals.

The Australian Government is delivering for people in Northern Sydney with more access to fully bulk billed care for their urgent health needs, as the existing Top Ryde Urgent Care Service becomes a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic. 

The Australian Government is investing $43.9 million to put Australia on track to eliminate transmission of HIV on our shores by 2030.

The Australian Government is delivering another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Tasmanians so they can access fully bulk billed urgent care.

The Australian Government is delivering another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for WA with people in Perth’s south-eastern suburbs soon able to walk in for fully bulk billed urgent care from highly trained doctors and nurses.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Andy 'Tubes' Taylor and Kaz McMullen on the new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Tasmania.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about the New Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Tasmania and energy bill relief for every Tasmanian household and small business.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Leon Compton on the new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Tasmania and a social media ban for children.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sabra Lane on mental health; National Early Intervention Service; Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; increasing international doctors in rural areas.

The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to improve our health system: strengthening Medicare, the heart of universal healthcare, easing cost-of-living pressures with cheaper medicines, and embedding new mental health services in Medicare.

The Albanese Labor Government has worked hard to improve the quality of life for older Australians. We have put nurses back into nursing homes, given residents more time with their carers, lifted wages in the sector and improved transparency and accountability.

The 2024-25 Budget is delivering on the Albanese Government’s promise to make it easier to see a doctor.

Women with endometrial cancer and people with itching associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) will benefit from new lifechanging medicines added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from May 1.