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 portfolio.
Assistant Minister McBride – doorstop in Canberra – 29 March 2023
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's doorstop on what the Australian Government is doing to address the health workforce shortage in regional and rural areas.
Delivering over 150,000 meals to older Victorians living at home
The Albanese Government has launched a $2.2 million pilot program to provide more than 150,000 nutritious meals each year to older people in Whitehorse and Ballarat, Victoria, through the Meals on Wheels model.-
World first framework for rural and remote nursing
A world first guide addressing the unique demands and challenges for Registered Nurses in rural and regional Australia has been released today. -
Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention speech at the APP conference State of the Industry Panel
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's speech at the APP conference. 
Minister Butler doorstop in Canberra - 23 March 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop in Canberra on vaping.-
Television interview with Minister Butler and Lisa Millar, ABC News Breakfast - 23 March 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Lisa Millar's television interview on vaping, and the First Nations Referendum Working Group.
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.