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03 July 2009

GPs are major players in H1N1 Influenza 09

Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jim Bishop, has described the national respon...

02 July 2009

$18.5 Million Redevelopment of Historic Site Officially Opened – More Aged Care Beds for Plympton

Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has officially opened Stage One of ‘The Pines Lodge’...

02 July 2009

Healthy Active Ageing in Adelaide

On 2 July, the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, and the Member for Kingston, Amanda Ri...

02 July 2009

More than $2.7 Million Support for Older People from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds

The Australian Government is to provide more than $2.7 million for organisations to help a...

01 July 2009

$400,000 to Support National Baseball League

The Australian Government is to provide $400,000 to support plans for a new national baseb...

2008-09 Aged Care Approvals Round

A total of 10,447 new aged care places will be allocated across Australia, the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, announced on 30 June 2009.

State of our public hospitals 2009 report

The 2009 State of our public hospitals report has been released.

Increased Medicare Benefits Schedule Compliance Audits (IMCA) initiative

The Exposure Draft of the Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance) Bill 2009 and the associated Privacy Impact Assessment are available for review by stakeholders. This Bill will give effect to the IMCA initiative which was announced in the 2008-09 Budget.

Call for Submissions - Review of the Accreditation Process for Residential Aged Care Homes.

The Department of Health and Ageing is currently seeking comment from organisations and individuals with an interest in improving the process.

National STI Prevention Program

Sexually transmissible infections are spreading fast. Visit the National Sexual Health Campaign website to find out more about avoiding infection, testing and treatment options.