Assistant Minister White's media

The Australian Government is helping Australian families access trusted breastfeeding advice and support, with more than 50,000 families turning to the National Breastfeeding Helpline last year.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference for World Breastfeeding Week.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's press conference about the St Johns Park Mental Health and Wellbeing Precinct.

Eligible Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) can now apply for a total of $180 million in grant funding from the Albanese Government to improve their clinical buildings and other infrastructure.

The Australian Government is investing $1.3 million to strengthen BreastScreen Australia, helping more women detect breast cancer early and support the national screening program keep pace as new technology and research emerges.

Read Assistant Minister White's speech at the National Rural and Remote Health Conference.

Read Assistant Minister White's speech at the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council Indigenous Healthcare Conference in Sydney about the Australian Government’s commitment to self-determined health care solutions for First Nations communities.

Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care and Federal Member for Lyons, Rebecca White, visited Cement Australia’s Railton facility to receive an update on upgrades to the plant being supported through the Australian Government’s Powering the Regions Grant Program.

Local contractor VOS Construction & Joinery has been appointed to deliver the project, which will transform the Allambi Building within the Launceston General Hospital precinct into a purpose-built hospice and hospice respite facility.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference for DonateLife Week 2026.

The Australian Government is urging more Australians to register as organ and tissue donors and talk to their loved ones this DonateLife Week.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference on early childhood educators.

The Australian Government is continuing to support better health and wellbeing for women and families with the launch of a national miscarriage education and awareness program.

Every day in Tasmania, early educators help children learn, grow and get ready for school.

The Australian Government is investing in more connected cancer care for communities across Australia.

The Australian Government is helping more Australians get active, stay connected and improve their health, with a $200,000 investment backing nine community-led projects across the country.

The Australian Government has announced an additional $16.5 million to strengthen two key initiatives across Tasmania that respond to and prevent family, domestic, and sexual violence.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's joint press conference with Assistant Minister Ged Kearney on family, domestic and sexual violence, and continued funding for frontline workers.

The Albanese Labor Government’s latest reforms to Paid Parental Leave have begun. From 1 July eligible families can access up to 26 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, backed by the Government. 

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference about paid parental leave

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's interview with Kylie Baxter about changes in women's health delivery.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's doorstop interview in Canberra.

From 1 July, women across Australia will be able to access menopause and perimenopause care and support through all 33 Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain clinics.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's interview with Alex Thomas.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's press conference about support for women to access perimenopause and menopause care.