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The Australian Government has announced a new national action plan and a $26 million investment in health and medical research focusing on LGBTIQA+ communities at the WorldPride 2023 Human Rights Conference.

The Australian Government has secured an additional 3 million doses of the latest Moderna Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine to ensure an adequate portfolio of vaccines.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Rebecca Levingston on Urgent Care Clinics, tobacco reform and vaping.

The Australian and Queensland Government are working together to improve access to primary care for Queenslanders and reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments.

The five-year agreement on public hospital funding between the Australian Government and all states and territories is being independently reviewed

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.

An Expression of Interest will open on 24 February 2023 in South Australia to establish five Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Perth on nurse practitioners; GP shortages; ambulance ramping; nurse negotiations in WA; silica.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Gary Adshead on nurse practitioners; alcohol abuse; cashless debit card; GP shortages; vaping.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Nadia Mitsopoulos on nurse practitioners; silicosis; pharmacists scope of practice; Urgent Care Clinics; bulk billing.

The Australian and Western Australian Governments are working together to make it easier for people to receive high quality primary care from nurse practitioners across the state.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on cheaper medicines; pharmacist prescribing; safeguard mechanisms.

New analysis by the Department of Health and Aged Care shows that more than 1.6 million prescriptions for medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) were cheaper in January, after the maximum co-payment was reduced from $42.50 to $30.

Health care providers in Lismore will receive additional support to rebuild infrastructure, replace equipment or move to new premises as the recovery from floods continues.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Neil Mitchell on Babies in parliament; long COVID; strengthening Medicare; general practice; bulk-billing; Urgent Care Clinics; Centre for Disease Control; AHPRA; aged care; vaping.

A doctor or nurse practitioner who lives and works in rural and remote Australia will have their HELP debt wiped under legislation passed today by the Australian Government

Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and David Bevan on Medicare; bulk billing; Medicare compliance; medical graduates; medical workforce.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Sabra Lane on Strengthening Medicare Taskforce; general practice.

Read the transcript of the television interview with Minister Butler and Lisa Millar on COVID boosters; Medicare; private health insurance.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on COVID-19, ATAGI advice and vaccine doses; aged care and health workforce, and hospital discharge.

The Australian Government has accepted advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) that all adults who have not had a COVID-19 booster or a confirmed case in the past six months can now get another booster.

The Australian Government is ensuring Australians get value for money from their private health insurance as the annual industry average premium is set to rise by 2.9 percent.

From today, Australia will move from two doses to a single dose of the Gardasil®9 human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for routine immunisation of young people under the National Immunisation Program.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Kieran Gilbert's interview on Strengthening Medicare; Health Workforce; Mental Health; NDIS

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce Report; Urgent Care Clinics; Medicare; and hospital funding.