Minister Rae's media

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Lara Stimpson about the Australian Government delivering on its Northern Territory Aged Care promise.

The Albanese Labor Government is pleased to announce Natasha McCormack will join the National Aged Care Advisory Council in 2026.

The Australian Government has appointed nine new members to the Aged Care Council of Elders as it enters its fifth year providing advice and unique perspectives on the experience of older Australians in aged care.

The Australian Government is delivering more support for aged care providers in rural and regional Australia to deliver better care to older Australians, closer to home.

The Albanese Labor Government is delivering more support for organisations in rural and regional Australia to deliver better home care to more older people, close to home.

Read Minister Rae's speech at the Australian Association of Gerontology Conference about the new Aged Care Act

Read Minister Rae's speech to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia in Melbourne about the new Aged Care Act.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Kieran Gilbert on the New Aged Care Act.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Sarah Ferguson.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Patricia Karvelas on New Aged Care Act.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview on the new Aged Care Act, NHRA negotiations, inflation and net-zero.

Read Minister Rae's opinion piece on the new Aged Care Act published in The Canberra Times on 3 November 2025.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's press conference on New Aged Care Act; Bulk Billing; Net Zero.

The Australian Government has today delivered the biggest aged care reforms in a generation, with the Aged Care Act 2024 and the new Support at Home program now in place.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Johanna Nicholson on New Aged Care Act and NACC.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Clint Stanaway and Alison Piotrowski on New Aged Care Act.

The Australian Government has delivered on its promise to allocate 20,000 new Home Care Packages before the next step in the once-in-a-generation aged care reforms on 1 November.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Rafael Epstein on the new Aged Care Act.

The Australian Government is ensuring older Australians in Darwin can access the world-class residential aged care they deserve, close to the ones they love and the place they call home.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Nadia Mitsopoulos on the New Aged Care Act.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Hamish Macdonald on new Aged Care Act; home care packages.

The Australian Government’s reforms to aged care are putting older Australians at the centre of their care, building a high-quality, respectful and sustainable system.

The Australian Government is well on its way to delivering an extra 20,000 Home Care Packages before the once-in-a-generation reforms commence on 1 November 2025—with many of the promised packages already in the hands of older people.

The Australian Government is today delivering a fourth increase in award wages to the dedicated workers who provide aged care services to older Australians.

Read the transcript of Treasurer Chalmers and Minister Rae's press conference about the wage rise for aged care workers; Home Guarantee Scheme; 5% deposits; interest rates decision; and tariffs.