Media Releases

SIXTY-DAY PRESCRIPTIONS STARTS TODAY

September 01, 2023

From today, thanks to the Albanese Government, millions of Australians living with an ongoing health condition will be able to get two months’ worth of medicine for the price of one.

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MORE FUNDING FOR MEN'S SHEDS ACROSS AUSTRALIA

August 21, 2023

A total of 131 Men’s Sheds will share almost $670,000 in Australian Government funding to continue supporting the health and wellbeing of their community.

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MEDICARE URGENT CARE CLINIC OPENS IN PENRITH

August 14, 2023

The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to residents of Western Sydney, as locals from today will have better access to fully bulk-billed urgent care, with a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) opening at Our Medical Home in Jamisontown.

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NEW TREATMENTS FOR PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC MIGRAINE AND SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA ADDED TO THE PBS

August 14, 2023

From August 2023, Australians with chronic migraine and soft tissue sarcoma will have access to new medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

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MEDICARE URGENT CARE CLINIC OPENS IN MAROUBRA

August 11, 2023

The opening of a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) at Maroubra Medical and Dental Centre on Anzac Parade delivers on an Albanese Government commitment to make it easier to get the care you need, when and where you need it.

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MINISTER BUTLER TO ATTEND G20 HEALTH MINISTERS’ MEETING IN INDIA

August 11, 2023

The Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, will attend the G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting in Gandhinagar and hold meetings on key health issues in New Delhi, India from 17-23 August.

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