Minister Butler's media

The Australian Government is funding a promising treatment that could effectively put rheumatoid arthritis into remission and eliminate the need for lifelong immunotherapy.

Thanks to the Government Australians have saved over half a billion dollars ($525 million) on the cost of their medicines.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference which covered cheaper medicines, 60-day prescriptions, RSV and long stay older patients.

Australians diagnosed with a type of metastatic breast cancer will now have access to a life prolonging treatment under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 September 2024.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on PBS listing for breast cancer medicine; 22 million additional IV fluid bags.

Due to unexpected increases in demand and manufacturing capacity constraints, there has been global supply limitations for IV fluids.

The Australian Government has invested $11 million to expand the Cancer Hub support services for children, young people and their families.

Local access to better health care is a step closer for Yanchep, with the first stage of a new health precinct open to the community in one of the fastest growing areas of Western Australia.

The Australian Government is making it easier for rural Queenslanders to see a doctor with a $2.4 million investment and an innovative program to support stronger rural healthcare.

Read Minister Butler's address to Movember Real Face of Men's Report Launch at Parliament House

Adults with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis and with certain cancers, will now have access to cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) thanks to the Australian Government.

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's radio interview with Matthew Pantelis which covered South Australian hospitals, the Aged Care Taskforce, bulk billing, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, and medical students choosing general practice.

The Australian Government has established a new body to shape the direction of Australia’s healthcare workforce.

Read Minister Butler's speech at the Australian Medical Association's National Conference.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's address to the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's National Conference

Morayfield residents will be able to access fully bulk billed care with a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC).

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Loretta Ryan and Craig Zonca on Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; increase in bulk billing.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop in Brisbane on the opening of the Morayfield Urgent Care Clinic.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with David Bevan on IV fluid shortages, pressure on emergency departments and the Disability Royal Commission.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on the PBS listing for Cystic Fibrosis medicine Trikafta.

Australian children with cystic fibrosis now have access to cheaper medicines earlier under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) thanks to the Australian Government.

The Albanese Government is awarding more than $19 million to six research projects that use mRNA – the medical technology that underpins the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines – to find vaccines to prevent cancer and urinary tract infections.

The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to people living in Greater Queanbeyan, with the Queanbeyan Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) opening today, 24 July 2024.

Hervey Bay residents will be able to access fully bulk billed care with a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC).

Illawarra residents will now have access to fully bulk billed urgent care from highly trained doctors and nurses, at the Dapto Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.