Portfolio — 2 June 2026

Assistant Minister Josh Wilson used a House statement on 2 June to advance the government's health funding narrative, anchoring his remarks in Labor's institutional legacy before turning to concrete recent commitments. Wilson cited the $25 billion agreement with states and territories for public hospital funding and the completion of 137 Medicare urgent-care clinics — including the Beeliar clinic in his own electorate — as evidence of structural investment in the public system [TA-260602-house-c5d321b8ff24:s093].

His central near-term target is lifting bulk-billed GP care to 90 percent of consultations by 2030, supported by new dedicated bulk-billing clinics already opened in Jandakot and Hamilton Hill [TA-260602-house-c5d321b8ff24:s093]. The observations layer flags that the source record also contained references to a women's health package including endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics, and a perimenopause and menopause focus, that were not fully captured in the primary note sentences — readers tracking women's health policy should treat the written record as potentially more detailed than the summary reflects.

Wilson's ministerial role covers Climate Change and Energy and Emergency Management; his health statements were made in a procedural chamber context rather than from a portfolio brief, which is consistent with the government using its broader caucus to amplify health messaging across the parliament.