22 May 2026

Bridget Archer, Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing

The 2026-27 Budget shows continued growth in health funding following the landmark National Health Reform Agreement reached by Premier Jeremy Rockliff earlier this year.

The 2026-27 Budget shows increased expenditure of $264.8 million in health.

More than $15 billion is being invested in health over the next four years, which is more than $10 million a day and 35 per cent of the Budget. That's a clear increase from last year's interim Budget.

There are no cuts to health.

Table 5.3 Budget Paper 2.