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.
Enhanced Medicare Mental Health Centre for Canterbury
Residents of Sydney’s west will soon have expanded access to free, walk-in mental health care at the Canterbury Medicare Mental Health Centre.
Television interview with Minister Butler, ABC News Breakfast – 12 March 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with James Glenday on ABC News Breakfast which covered tobacco, Ukraine and trade.-
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC Melbourne – 12 March 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Raf Epstein on ABC Melbourne which covered tobacco and trade. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, 3AW – 12 March 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Tom Elliott on illicit tobacco -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, press conference – 12 March 2025
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about cracking down on illicit tobacco; US trade tariffs and the clinical trials one-stop shop. -
Action to combat the trade of illicit tobacco
We’re cracking down on illicit tobacco and we’re putting the people profiting from black market tobacco on notice.
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.