Assistant Minister White's media

Australians are being invited to have their say on Health Star Ratings as Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) opens its first formal call for submissions.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister White's press conference which covered Health Star Ratings and junk food advertising to children.

The Australian Government has updated the national guidelines for physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for adults.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference about an investment into speech pathology for children and young people.

Tasmanian children and young people will benefit from the Albanese Government’s decision to expand Medicare coverage for life‑changing speech pathology services.

Since the Australian Government’s landmark $792.9 million women’s health package more than 805,000 women have accessed more than 3 million cheaper scripts for new contraceptives, menopausal hormone therapies and endometriosis treatment through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

The Australian Government is delivering for First Nations people living in Central Australia with better access to culturally safe primary health care, closer to home.

The World Health Organization has confirmed Australia has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, a landmark achievement for people and communities and a significant step in preventing avoidable vision loss.

The Australian Government has delivered 11 new endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics across Australia, with all 33 clinics now open, supporting women and girls.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference about the 11 new endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics across Australia.

The Australian Government has appointed two new members – including an organ transplant recipient – to the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority (OTA) Advisory Board.

The Albanese Government has committed a further $14.6 million to drive research, care and support for Australians affected by allergies.

People with disability and their families and carers across Tasmania will be able to improve social connection and gain practical skills through a new initiative.

The Australian Government is improving access to specialist hearing services for children and families across southern Tasmania with the opening of a new Shepherd Centre in Montagu Bay.

The Australian Government is providing $1.25 million to the Brain Injury Association of Tasmania (BIAT) to support it’s continued delivery of the National Assistance Card.

The Australian Government has provided more than $6 million to the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood to continue its delivery of donor human milk banks for vulnerable preterm babies.

Women on the Central Coast now have access to better women’s health care, with the opening of the new Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinic in Wyoming.

Women in South Brisbane now have access to better women’s health care, with the opening of the new Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinic in Oxley.

Tasmanians at risk of severe allergic reactions from Jack Jumper ant stings will be better protected, with new funding from the Albanese Labor Government.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference about the expert panel on women’s cardiovascular health.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference about supports for former patients of Simon Gordon.

The Australian Government is supporting 13 DonateLife community partners with $785,000 in grants to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation so more Australians can receive a life-saving transplant.

Every Australian, whether in the public or private system has the right to the highest quality and most appropriate and safe clinical care available. Serious concerns have been raised by women about the care they received by a former gynaecologist, Simon Gordon.

The newly established Ministerial Expert Panel on Women’s Health, focusing on women’s cardiovascular health, held its inaugural meeting at Parliament House, marking an important step towards improving heart and vascular health for women across Australia.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's interview with Belinda King on the national investment into GP training, UTAS medical degrees, and the Fuel crisis.