Every Australian, whether in the public or private system has the right to the highest quality and most appropriate and safe clinical care available.

Serious concerns have been raised by women about the care they received by a former gynaecologist, Simon Gordon. These matters are currently the subject of multiple investigations.

In response, the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments are working together to provide targeted supports for affected patients to access appropriate care and services.

MARY-ANNE THOMAS, VICTORIAN HEALTH MINISTER: Well, thank you for joining us today at the Royal Women’s Hospital. I’m delighted to be here with Rebecca White, who’s the Assistant Minister for Women, Health and Aged Care in the Albanese Government, and it’s fantastic to have you here, Rebecca. Rebecca will be making an announcement on behalf of the Commonwealth Government, but I’m delighted that Rebecca is here.

JESS TEESDALE, MEMBER FOR BASS: We're so lucky to be here today. We've got Assistant Minister Rebecca White, Assistant Minister for Health, and we've also got Dr Zarrabi. And we're really excited to hear some of her story and to share her specialty. And thank you so much to the Charles Specialist Clinic for having us here and hosting today.

Women in South Brisbane now have access to better women’s health care, with the opening of the new Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinic in Oxley.

The clinic will provide treatment for people with endometriosis and pelvic pain as well as perimenopause and menopause care.

This clinic is one of 11 additional endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics the Australian Government is funding to improve women’s health.

The expansion will bring the total number of clinics to 33 nationwide, with at least one in each Primary Health Network region.

Women on the Central Coast now have access to better women’s health care, with the opening of the new Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinic in Wyoming.

The clinic will provide treatment for people with endometriosis and pelvic pain as well as perimenopause and menopause care.

This clinic is one of 11 additional endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics the Australian Government is funding to improve women’s health.

The expansion will bring the total number of clinics to 33 nationwide, with at least one in each Primary Health Network region.

JOANNE RYAN, LALOR MP: A big welcome to the Werribee Medical and Dental Clinic here in Werribee today. I want to welcome Assistant Minister Rebecca White to my patch. We're really excited about this clinic. Obviously, it's an Urgent Care Clinic as well as being a ForHealth Medical Clinic, and it's also the endometriosis and pelvic pain clinic here as well as a home to Evoca Women's Health. So really excited to have the Assistant Minister here to celebrate the opening of the 33 endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics around the country.

The Australian Government has delivered 11 new endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics across Australia, with all 33 clinics now open, supporting women and girls.

These clinics are delivering a key part of the Australian Government’s landmark Women’s Health Package, which is investing almost $800 million to deliver improved health care and access for women and girls across the country.

Each clinic provides expert, multidisciplinary care for women and girls living with endometriosis and pelvic pain as well as perimenopause and menopause care.

The newly established Ministerial Expert Panel on Women’s Health, focusing on women’s cardiovascular health, today held its inaugural meeting at Parliament House, marking an important step towards improving heart and vascular health for women across Australia.

Cardiovascular disease remains the second leading cause of illness and death for women in Australia, accounting for around 1 in 4 female deaths in 2022. More than 500,000 women are living with heart, stroke and vascular conditions, yet women’s cardiovascular health has historically been under-recognised and under-researched.

The World Health Organization has confirmed Australia has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, a landmark achievement for people and communities and a significant step in preventing avoidable vision loss.

Trachoma is the world’s leading infectious cause of preventable blindness. In Australia, trachoma is found primarily in regional and remote First Nations communities, and most commonly in children.

The Albanese Government is delivering for First Nations people living in Central Australia with better access to culturally safe primary health care, closer to home.

Safe, accessible and fit for purpose health facilities have been completed and are opening in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) Mutitjulu, and Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa). The new infrastructure and upgrades will enable the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress to provide high quality care and support long term health outcomes.