Assistant Minister White's media

Tasmanian families now have access to free mental health support and care for their children at Medicare Mental Health Kids Hubs in three locations — East Tamar, Burnie and Jordan River.

The Albanese Labor Government has today announced the recipients of Round 2 of the First Nations Cancer Scholarship, which provides financial and wellbeing support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduates undertaking further cancer-related postgraduate studies or research.

Twenty new medical students will start at the University of Tasmania’s (UTAS) Launceston campus this month where they will complete their entire medical degree, thanks to the Australian Government.

The Albanese Government’s Medicare Urgent Care Clinics have recently reached several significant milestones in Tasmania.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference about Medicare Urgent Care Clinics and Health Star Ratings.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's interview with Kylie Baxter on FSANZ to mandate Health Star Ratings.

The Australian Government will seek to raise a proposal at next week’s Food Ministers Meeting to mandate Health Star Ratings on food products across Australia.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference on family, domestic and sexual violence evaluation report funding.

The Australian Government is investing $22.7 million to extend a national pilot program supporting general practices to identify, support and refer victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV).

Twelve months after the landmark $792.9 million women’s health package, the Australian Government is continuing to deliver on its promise of more choice, lower costs and better care for Australian women and girls.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about one year on from delivering the Women’s Health Package; superannuation; and Thriving Kids.

The Albanese Government is proud to support the 2026 Australian Transplant Games, which will be held in Launceston in September.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference on the Transplant Games.

Tasmanians are set to pay less for medicines in 2026 with the latest reduction in out-of-pocket prescription costs.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference about cheaper medicines.

Read Assistant Minister White's opinion piece on Medicare in Tasmania published in the Mercury Times on 26 January 2026.

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 Assistant Minister White's press conference about the Medicare women's health package.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference about the opening of the Joondalup Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain clinic.

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 Assistant Minister White's opinion piece on cervical screening published in Women's Agenda on 6 January 2026.

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.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference about the 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.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's doorstop interview about women's healthcare.