9 February 2025 - The Albanese Labor Government is building Australia’s future and strengthening Medicare, today announcing $573.3 million to deliver more choice, lower costs and better health care for women.

The package of measures includes:

• The first PBS listing for new oral contraceptive pills in more than 30 years, with the listing of Yaz and Yasmin saving 50,000 women hundreds of dollars a year.
• The first PBS listing for new menopausal hormone therapies in over 20 years, with around 150,000 women saving hundreds of dollars a year from the listing of Prometrium, Estrogel and Estrogel Pro.

Read Minister for Health press release