Minister Butler's media

Read the transcript for Minister Butler's Q&A at the National Press Club on 2 May 2023.

The Albanese Government is taking strong action to reduce smoking and stamp out vaping – particularly among young Australians – through stronger legislation, enforcement, education and support.

Read the transcript for Minister Butler's speech at the National Press Club on 2 May 2023.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Ray Hadley on cheaper medicines.

The Australian Government is laying the foundations for significant reforms to Medicare, with a comprehensive package of measures to ensure Australians have better access to affordable care, cheaper medicines and a stronger health workforce.

Read the transcript of The Hugh Stretton Oration spoken by Minister Butler.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Neil Breen on cheaper medicines.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Stacey Lee and David Bevan on cheaper medicines; hospitals; Urgent Care Clinics.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's radio interview with Virginia Trioli on cheaper medicines.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Nadia Mitsopoulos on cheaper medicines and COVID-19 vaccines.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Matthew Pantelis on cheaper medicines; nurses in nursing homes; Urgent Care Clinics.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo on cheaper medicines.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Madeleine Morris on cheaper medicines.

Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and Gary Adshead on cheaper medicines.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference at Parliament House on cheaper medicines; nurses in nursing homes; GP payroll tax.

The Australian Government is easing cost of living pressures and making hundreds of common medicines cheaper, by allowing millions of Australians to buy two months’ worth of medicine for the price of a single prescription.

The Australian Government will provide a further $50 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) for research into post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) – commonly known as Long COVID.

The Australian Government is delivering on a key election commitment to strengthen GP practices across the country.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's radio interview with Leon Compton on Tasmania's Urgent Care Clinic; vaping.

The National Mental Health Commission plays an important role in delivering on the Government’s mental health and suicide prevention reforms.

Following keen interest and extensive collaboration between the Australian Government and Tasmanian Government, an additional Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) will be established in Tasmania, taking the total number of Medicare UCCs to be established in the state to 4.

The Australian Government is delivering on a key election commitment to First Nations health with new renal dialysis units in six remote locations, ensuring First Nations people with severe kidney diseases can receive lifesaving treatment closer to their communities.

Today, Professor Brendan Murphy AC has announced his decision to retire from his position as Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care, effective 6 July 2023.

Australians with acute or chronic graft versus host disease, chronic rhinosinusitis, and oesophageal cancer or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer now have access to new and updated medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). 

Australians with acute or chronic graft versus host disease, chronic rhinosinusitis, and oesophageal cancer or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer now have access to new and updated medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).