Minister Butler's media

Read the transcript of the Ten News First interview with Minister Butler on Scott Morrison’s secret appointments, bulk billing and domestic mRNA manufacturing.

Read the transcript of the ABC Adelaide interview with Minister Butler on the costs of visiting a GP and strengthening our GP workforce.

The Albanese Government has acted to delete the wasteful and ineffective COVIDSafe app.

Read the transcript of the ABC Radio National interview with Minister Butler on the COVID-19 response, isolation rules, the monkeypox response and vaccines, primary care and the Climate Change Bill 2022.

The Albanese Government has secured 450,000 doses of the new third-generation monkeypox virus (MPX) vaccine by Bavarian Nordic.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop on Monkeypox; COVID-19 hospitalisations; and vaccines for immunocompromised children.

Read the transcript of the TV interview with Minister Butler and Charles Croucher, The Today Show, on COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised children aged six months and above and COVID hospitalisations.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on Moderna vaccines for children, public awareness campaign, COVID modelling, monkeypox vaccine, lung cancer screening, voluntary assisted dying bill.

The Albanese Government has accepted a recommendation from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation to make a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available to children aged 6 months to under 5 years in certain at-risk population groups.

The Australian Government has today launched a new communication campaign to encourage people to follow public health advice to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

From 1 August 2022, Australians will have access to new and updated Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listings, including a new spinal muscular atrophy medicine for adult patients.

Read Minister Butler's speech at the Australian Medical Association National Conference on Saturday 30 July 2022. (Check against delivery)

Read Minister Butler's speech at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Annual Conference on Friday 29 July 2022. (Check against delivery)

The Australian Government is making it easier for Australians to see a doctor by strengthening Medicare, the critical foundation of our health system.

The Australian Government introduced legislation today to deliver our commitments to fix the crisis in aged care, and usher in a new funding model for residential aged care.

The 2022 Commonwealth Health Minister's Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research has been awarded to a leading researcher tackling healthcare-associated infection, Professor Brett Mitchell from Avondale University.

More than two in five Australians experience a mental health issue in their lifetime. In 2020–21 more than 3.4 million Australians sought help from a health care professional for their mental health.

The Australian Government today launched a new advertising campaign to encourage eligible Australians to access life-saving COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments.

The Albanese Government is delivering on one of its core election commitments to make it easier for thousands of Australians in outer suburbs and regions to see a GP.

Young people across the nation will soon benefit from additional access to mental health support at a number of headspace centres around Australia.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on Omnicron, vaccines, third and fourth doses, provisional approval for Moderna for very young children, boosters, flu, aged care, masks, Pfizer and pressure on hospitals.

Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and Liam Bartlett, 6PR on Vaccines, COVID-19 emergency payments, economy, COVID-19 isolation period, National Cabinet and staff shortages in health.

Medicare will cover a long consultation by a GP for the purpose of prescribing COVID-19 antivirals, with the change coming into effect from next week.

Read the transcript of the radio interview with Minister Butler and Patricia Karvelas, ABC Radio National on COVID emergency payments; National Cabinet and health advice.

Read the transcript of the TV interview with Minister Butler and Sarah Ferguson, ABC 7.30 on Mask mandates, antivirals, telehealth, emergency pandemic leave, aged care.