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.
Radio interview with Minister Wells and Peter Fagan, 4BC Breakfast - 22 January 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Wells' interview with Peter Fagan on Play Fund Our Way
Radio interview with Assistant Minister Thwaites on ABC Newcastle Drive with Paul Culliver – 25 October 2024
Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Thwaites' radio interview which covered seniors' forums and aged care reforms.-
Assistant Minister for Ageing, speech – 10 October 2024
Read Assistant Minister Thwaites address at the launch of Get Online Week 2024. -
Podcast interview with Assistant Minister for Ageing, Prime Time – 19 September 2024
Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Thwaites' interview with Bec Wilson on the age pension, indexation, superannuation, Commonwealth rent assistance, concession cards and Centrelink. 
Radio interview with Assistant Minister McBride and Jeremy Jones, ABC Capricornia – 22 January 2025
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Jeremy Jones on Medicare Mental Health Centres.-
Radio interview with Assistant Minister McBride on Triple M Central Queensland – 22 January 2025
Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's interview which covered the opening of the new Medicare Mental Health Centres in Gladstone and Rockhampton.
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.