Claire Clutterham (Sturt, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

In May 2025, I joined the federal health minister at Repromed on Fullarton Road in my electorate of Sturt to make critical announcements in relation to women's health: for the first time in 30 years, new categories of contraceptives would be listed on the PBS. That's 30 years. Slinda, a contraceptive that, for some women, is their only option, was listed on the PBS, reducing the prohibitive cost of over $300. We know that, thanks to this government's cheaper medicines legislation, that cost will reduce even further to $25. On that same day, it was also announced that Pergoveris, a fertility drug, would be listed on the PBS too, making it more affordable for women and their partners wanting to start or expand a family.

Contraceptives and fertility drugs being listed on the same day underscores the unique and complex nature of women's health. Women's health matters. This government knows that women's health is an economic imperative as well as a health imperative, and Australians know this too. The announcement of investment in women's health was embraced by women and it was embraced by men, because, like women, men know that, when women are healthy, families are better off, the economy is more productive and there is more contribution to communities. Women are being heard by this government, and this government says to the girls and women of Australia, 'Say yes to you.'

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