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.
Ensuring access to rare cancer treatment for patients with neuroblastoma
Every Australian child and young adult with high-risk neuroblastoma will continue to have free access at Australian hospitals to a promising medicine not otherwise available in Australia, known as DFMO, thanks to an agreement secured from the Albanese Government.-
Victoria's Stronger Medicare Awards finalists
Eleven individuals and teams, covering general practice, psychology, nursing and multidisciplinary teams, are Victoria’s finalists in the Stronger Medicare Awards. -
Queensland's Stronger Medicare Awards finalists
A GP, a nurse, an Aboriginal health practitioner and two multidisciplinary health teams are Queensland’s finalists in the Stronger Medicare Awards. -
Almost $18 million for world-first Australian research project for heart attack protection
The Albanese Government is investing almost $18 million in a world-first Australian research project that will trial a drug discovered by Australian researchers that protects the heart during a heart attack. 
$13 million to drive aged care innovation
The Australian Government is investing a further $13 million to drive innovation across the aged care sector.
Radio interview with the Assistant Minister for Ageing, MIX 104.9 Darwin – 3 October 2024
Read the transcript from Assistant Minister Thwaites' interview with Katie Woolf on the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, and the Seniors Roundtable in the Northern Territory.
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.