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, Ageing and Women
Latest media
Read the latest media releases, speeches and transcripts from the ministers of the Health and Aged Care portfolio.
Radio interview with Assistant Minister McBride on ABC Radio Brisbane – 5 December 2024
Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McBride's interview on ABC Radio Brisbane Breakfast with Loretta Ryan and Joel Spreadborough which covered Medicare Mental Health Centres.-
More than 30 Medicare Mental Health Centres now open to provide free mental health care
More than half of the 61 Medicare Mental Health Centres being rolled out by the Australian Government are now open and providing free mental health care to everyone who walks through the door, in every state and territory. 
Radio interview with Minister Butler on ABC Hobart Mornings – 5 December 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview on ABC Hobart Mornings which covered the Bridgewater Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, GP availability, dental, contraception, menopause, endometriosis treatment, Health Ministers Meeting, aged care home care packages and more.-
Radio interview with Minister Butler on Triple M Breakfast – 5 December 2024
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on Triple M Breakfast which covered the opening of the Bridgewater Medicare Urgent Care Clinic and dental. -
Television interview with Minister Butler and Emma Rebellato, ABC News Breakfast – 5 December 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview with Emma Rebellato on ABC News Breakfast which covered private health insurance and a million visits to Medicare Urgent Care Clinics. -
1 million visits to Medicare Urgent Care Clinics
The Australian Government’s Medicare Urgent Care Clinics will this week achieve an historic milestone with 1 million free visits across the country.
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.