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The ministers of the Health and Aged Care portfolio were sworn in on 1 June 2022. Learn about who they are, what they are responsible for and what they do.

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

The Hon Emma McBride MP

Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Assistant Minister Rural and Regional Health

Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy

Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health

Latest media

Read the latest media releases, speeches and transcripts from the ministers of the Health and Aged Care portfolio.

Latest media

  • Ambitious aged care reforms delivering

    Media release
    The Australian Government’s aged care reforms are already delivering with the latest financial outlook showing a sector providing more minutes of care per resident, while recovering to a more stable and sustainable setting.

  • $1.4 million to boost Southern Downs healthcare

    Media release
    The Australian Government is providing $1.4 million to Killarney Memorial Aged Care to trial a holistic team-based healthcare approach in rural and remote communities in the Southern Downs region in Queensland.

  • Provider finalised for Midland Medicare Urgent Care Clinic

    Media release
    The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to Western Australians with a provider for the Midland Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) finalised, following an Expression of Interest process.

  • Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens in Batemans Bay

    Media release
    The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to people on the South Coast, with the Batemans Bay Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) opening from 4 December 2023. The Batemans Bay Medicare UCC is located at 7 Pacific Street.

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.