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The Southern Hemisphere’s only mRNA manufacturing facility has opened in Victoria – backed by the Australian and Victorian Governments – ensuring world-class mRNA vaccines and medicines can be made in Australia and creating hundreds of jobs.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's speech at the opening of the Moderna Technology Centre in Melbourne.

Read Minister Butler's speech to the NACCHO conference in Canberra

The Australian Government has released a historic document, the National Dementia Action Plan 2024-2034, marking our commitment to Australia being more dementia inclusive.

The Australian Government is delivering for residents in Lake Macquarie and Newcastle with the opening of the Charlestown Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.

The Australian Government has appointed the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Council for 2024 to 2027.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with David Bevan on endometriosis treatment added to the PBS; new Aged Care Act; My Aged Care; hospital wait times; improvement in Australia's healthcare system; COVID vaccine access; district priority areas.

The Goodna and Oxley Medicare Urgent Care Clinics are now open so more Queenslanders can access free urgent care closer to home.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Greg Jennett on endometriosis treatment added to the PBS, healthcare costs and medicine shortages.

For the first time in three decades, women living with endometriosis will now have access to a new treatment on the PBS.

Endometriosis treatment now cheaper.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's speech at World Aids Day Parliamentary Breakfast.

On the eve of World AIDS Day, the Australian Government has launched the 9th National HIV Strategy to virtually eliminate HIV transmission in Australia by 2030.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sarah Abo and Karl Stefanovic on type one diabetes.

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 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.

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

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.