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.
Women’s health experts appointed to tackle ‘medical misogyny’
Members of the new National Women’s Health Advisory Council have been appointed, bringing together diverse expertise to examine the unique challenges that women and girls experience in the health system.
Radio interview with Minister Butler and Patricia Karvelas, ABC RN Breakfast - 31 January 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Patricia Karvelas' radio interview on Mental Health Equity and Access Forum; Medicare; Strengthening Medicare Taskforce.
Elevating people with lived experience of mental ill-health to drive reform
The Australian Government will invest $8.5 million to support those with a lived experience of mental health to shape the policies and programs that affect them.-
Elevating people with lived experience of mental ill-health to drive reform
The Australian Government will invest $8.5 million to support those with a lived experience of mental health to shape the policies and programs that affect them. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care - press conference - 27 January 2023
Read the transcript of Minister Butler, Prime Minister Albanese and Premier Rockliff's press conference at Latrobe University on Tasmanian General Practice; Medicare; Voice to Parliament; Macquarie Point Stadium and the Port of Darwin. -
$24 million boost to research targeting better health outcomes for women
The Australian Labor Government is investing over $24 million in health and medical research focusing on women’s health to develop targeted treatments and improve health outcomes.
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.