Minister Butler's media

The Australian Government is investing $14.5 million to deliver an additional 306 new GP training places in 2026 through the Australian General Practice Training program to be delivered by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

The Australian Government is delivering for residents in Carindale, Capalaba and surrounds with the opening of the Carina-Carindale and Capalaba Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.

More than 80,000 women in Western Australia have saved $8.4 million on essential women's health medicines since new treatments were listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in March last year thanks to the Australian Government.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Jayne Azzopardi on increasing bulk billing across Australia.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Jade Macmillan about the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill; increasing bulk billing across Australia; Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee approval of medication Wegovy; and Adelaide Writers’ Week.

Women and girls in Perth’s north will soon have access to specialist care for endometriosis and pelvic pain, with a new clinic opening in Joondalup on Monday, 19 January.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Alex Thomas on the extreme heat wave.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on Sunrise covering the PBAC approval of Wegovy.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with David Lipson.

The Australian Government is investing $10.1 million to support the next generation of health and medical researchers.

Australians living with a range of debilitating conditions including juvenile arthritis, rare liver disease and multiple sclerosis will pay less for newly listed PBS listed medicines, thanks to the Australian Government.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Catherine Murphy about 1800MEDICARE.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Joel Dry about 1800MEDICARE.

The Albanese Government is delivering 350 Commonwealth-supported cancer nurses, the biggest investment in cancer nursing on record.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on securing nurses with the Mcgrath Foundation; Medical Research Future Fund.

Around 50,000 Australians with a high risk of developing lung cancer have been screened for the disease free of charge since 1 July, thanks to the Albanese Government’s National Lung Cancer Screening Program.

More than 610,000 Australian women have saved money, since essential women’s health medications were listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in March last year thanks to the Albanese Government.

The Albanese Government is investing almost $280 million in health and medical research projects to drive new discoveries, improve prevention, and deliver better care for Australians.

Research to develop new treatments for some of the most aggressive cancers is one of 11 projects funded through the $55 million National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Synergy Grants scheme this year.

Nick Bolkus made an enormous contribution to the Labor Party, his state of South Australia and to Australia.

Professor Zoe Wainer has been appointed as the first Director-General of the Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

Australians living in rural and remote locations will continue to benefit from access to pharmacist care, under a new Heads of Agreement between the Albanese Government and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) as both parties work towards the First Pharmacy Programs Agreement (1PPA).

The Australian Government is delivering for residents in East Adelaide with the opening of the Norwood Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.

The Australian Government is delivering for residents in the Woden area with the opening of the Woden Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.

The Australian Government is delivering for residents in Tweed Valley with the opening of the Tweed Heads Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.