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The Australian Government is establishing a new national body to provide leadership, coordination and expertise so all Australians can reap the benefits of cutting-edge genomic research and technologies.

Ms Rosemary Huxtable AO PSM has been appointed to develop the National Health and Medical Research Strategy (strategy).

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Patricia Karvelas on national anti-vaping program for young people; vaping; social media reforms; access to terminations in hospitals.

Read the transcript of the interview with Minister Butler and Craig Zonca on the national anti-vaping program for young people and plain packaging.

The Australian Government is rolling out a national program to prevent young people from taking up vaping.

Read the transcript of the interview with Minister Butler and Peter Fegan on the national anti-vaping program for young people and the US election.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Brisbane on the national anti-vaping program for young people and social media ban.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Ali Moore on tobacco control laws; national anti-vaping program for young people; access to terminations in hospital.

Read the transcript of the interview with Minister Butler and David Bevan on aged care reforms.

The Australian Government is delivering for residents in Sydney’s southwest with the opening of the Fairfield Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.

Australian mums and their newborn babies will have free access to the best and most comprehensive protection in the world against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) ahead of Winter in 2025.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Andrew Clennell on the new RSV vaccine program, COVID Inquiry Report, PWSS annual report and the US election

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sophie Walsh and Clint Stanaway on the new RSV vaccine program and the PWSS annual report

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference which covered the new RSV vaccine program and the PWSS annual report.

In response to recent rises in the number of Australians delaying or deferring health care, a new public information campaign will support Australians to know how they can access affordable health care.

For the first time, evidence given before Senate Estimates and published in the Australian Financial Review has revealed how 2.2 million Australians are now either paying higher taxes or more for their private health insurance because of changes made by Peter Dutton as Health Minister in 2014.

Read Minister Butler's op ed on the Get2It bowel cancer campaign. Originally published in The Advertiser, 6 November 2024

The Australian Government is delivering on its promise to strengthen Medicare for the Hunter with a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) to give better access to high quality and fully bulk billed health care.

The Australian Government is ensuring patients get access to life changing medications and treatments as quickly as possible.

A landmark independent review commissioned by the Australian Government has found that virtually all the nation’s health professions face restrictions and barriers in working to their fullest – restrictions that are unrelated to their skills, training and experience.

Twenty of the nation’s finest health professionals and health teams have been recognised as Medicare Champions in the Stronger Medicare Awards.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sabra Lane on scope of practice.

Read Minister Butler's speech at the Stronger Medicare Awards.

Medicare billing data shows the Albanese Government’s record investment to strengthen Medicare has revived bulk billing and created an additional 103,000 bulk billed visits to the GP every week, on average, or 5.4 million additional bulk billed visits since November last year.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sarah Abo on reforms to higher education, fee free TAFE and bulk billing increase