The Hon Mark Butler MP
Minister for Health and Ageing
Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Senator the Hon Jenny McAllister
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
The Hon Sam Rae MP
Minister for Aged Care and Seniors
The Hon Emma McBride MP
Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health
The Hon Rebecca White MP
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care
Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health
Assistant Minister for Women
Special Envoy
Mr Dan Repacholi MP
Special Envoy for Men's Health
Latest media
Read the latest media releases, speeches and transcripts from the ministers of the Health, Disability and Ageing portfolio.
More than 200,000 visits to Medicare Urgent Care Clinics take pressure off Tasmanian hospitals
The Australian Government’s network of 8 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics have made it easier for hundreds of thousands of Tasmanians to get free urgent care from a doctor or nurse.
TV interview with Assistant Minister McBride, News24 Politics Now – 21 August 2026
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Tom Connell on Medicare Mental Health Centres milestone; veterans allied health; gambling reforms.
TV interview with Minister Butler, Today Show – 21 August 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Natalie Barr.-
Doorstop interview with Assistant Minister White, Hobart – 21 August 2026
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's doorstop interview about Medicare Urgent Care Clinics. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC Radio Adelaide – 21 August 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Rory McClaren on aged care, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, Home Support Program, NDIS, Proton therapy, and private health insurance. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC Radio National – 21 August 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sally Sara on NDIS reform; allied health.