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.
Radio interview with Assistant Minister McBride, ABC Radio Brisbane Breakfast – 13 October 2025
Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McBride's interview with Loretta Ryan and Craig Zonca about the social media ban for under 16s; and Medicare Mental Health Centres in Queensland.
Doorstop interview with Assistant Minister White, Launceston – 13 October 2025
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister White's doorstop interview about the Women’s Health Package; savings for Tasmanian women from 1 November; Hobart Clinic; and Tasmanian hospital funding.
New Chair of the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board
The Australian Government has appointed Kathryn North AC as the new Chair of the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board (AMRAB).-
Redcliffe Medicare Mental Health Centre now open
Peninsula residents now have access to free, walk-in mental health support and care with the opening of the new Medicare Mental Health Centre in Redcliffe.
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Tasmanian women to benefit from next stage of Women's Health Package
Tasmanian women are set to benefit from cheaper medicines and better health care thanks to the next stage the Australian Government’s landmark $792.9 million Women’s Health Package. -
Over two million visits to Medicare Urgent Care Clinics
Australians have clocked up more than two million visits to Labor’s free Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, easing pressure on hospital emergency departments and keeping critical care focused where it is needed most.