Assistant Minister White's media

Tasmanian women are set to benefit from cheaper medicines and better health care thanks to the next stage of the Albanese Government’s landmark $792.9 million Women’s Health Package.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference on the next phase of initiatives under the Women's Health Package.

A world-first Australian program supported by the Australian Government has helped reduce the number of babies born early in Australia.

Women and children leaving family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV) will receive wraparound health care through an Albanese Government pilot program launched this month in Gippsland, Victoria.

Australian women will soon have better access to affordable contraceptive options thanks to the Australian Government’s landmark women’s health package.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Assistant Minister White's press conference on better access to contraception for Australian women; Pelvic Pain Clinics; more bulk billing for Australians; women's health.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's doorstop interview about the Women's Health Package.

Women in New South Wales are set to benefit from cheaper medicines and better health care thanks to the next stage of the Australian Government's landmark $792.9 million Women’s Health Package.

Read the transcript of Minister White's doorstop interview about Medicare Urgent Care Clinics delivering for Tasmanians; Bridgewater Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; and the Hobart Clinic.

Tasmanians are continuing to turn to Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in record numbers for timely and free care, easing pressure on busy hospital emergency departments across the state.

Development of Australia’s first national clinical guidelines for perimenopause and menopause has reached a new milestone with the opening of the tender process to develop the guidelines.

Tasmanian women are set to benefit from cheaper medicines and better health care thanks to the next stage the Australian Government’s landmark $792.9 million Women’s Health Package.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's doorstop interview about the Women’s Health Package; savings for Tasmanian women from 1 November; Hobart Clinic; and Tasmanian hospital funding.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's interview with Evan Wallace on Women's Health Package; Carer's week; Launceston General Hospital.

The Australian Government has provided $3.2 million over four years to Red Nose Australia to deliver the Healing Through Community project, supporting families through stillbirth and miscarriage.

The Australian Government’s Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Launceston has played a key role in easing pressure on the Launceston General Hospital (LGH) during the busy winter months, giving patients faster access to care and supporting the hospital to focus on emergencies.

First Nations young people living in Western NSW can now access free, culturally safe mental health and wellbeing support through the new headspace Outreach Program.

October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month – a time to focus on the impact of breast cancer and the importance of early detection in saving lives.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's interview with Leon Crompton on Tasmania's health funding; aged care and the Support at Home Program.

The Australian Government has announced today the appointment of public health expert Adjunct Professor Adriana Platona PSM as the new Chief Executive of the National Blood Authority for the next four years commencing 27 September 2025.

A simple blood test that could save the lives of hundreds of babies each year is the focus of a new study, awarded nearly $2 million by the Australian Government.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's doorstop in Melbourne on the Medical Research Future Fund; reducing stillborn birth rates; use of Panadol in pregnancy.

Six aged care facilities in Tasmania will receive more than $31 million in funding to expand and upgrade services, giving older Tasmanians access to modern facilities, more beds and specialised care.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's interview with Belinda King on women's health.

Thousands of women in the Northern Territory are already saving hundreds of dollars and gaining better access to essential care, thanks to the Australian Government’s Women’s Health Package.