The Hon Mark Butler MP
Minister for Health and Aged Care
The Hon Anika Wells MP
Minister for Aged Care
Minister for Sport
The Hon Ged Kearney MP
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care
Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health
The Hon Emma McBride MP
Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Assistant Minister Rural and Regional Health
The Hon Kate Thwaites MP
Assistant Minister for Social Security
Assistant Minister for Ageing
Assistant Minister for Women
Latest media
Read the latest media releases, speeches and transcripts from the ministers of the Health and Aged Care portfolio.
$5.4 million for increasing health literacy for culturally and linguistically diverse communities
The Australian Government is providing $5.4 million to extend a program that enables migrant and refugee women to discuss important health issues in their own language.National worker registration scheme feedback
The Australian Government is seeking views on the design of a national registration scheme to support personal care workers employed in aged care, including new training and mandatory minimum qualification requirements.New Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing centre in Adelaide
First Nations people in South Australia will have a dedicated social and emotional wellbeing centre designed for their needs, with an interim service open by the end of 2025.Major investment in women and girls basketball
The Australian Government will invest almost $1 million dollars into a national program led by iconic Olympian Lauren Jackson, increasing the number of women and girls taking part in basketball.Bankstown hospital video
The Australian Government utterly condemns the appalling video that has circulated on social media of two health workers from Bankstown Hospital.Radio interview with Minister Butler – 13 February 2025
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's appearance on 4BC Breakfast.
Archives for former ministers
Media releases, speeches and transcripts from former ministers of the Health portfolio are available in the former ministers' media centre.
Visit the National Library of Australia's web archive for older media releases, speeches and transcripts.