Welcome to the Department of Health and Ageing
Better health and active ageing for all Australians.
HPV school vaccination program
From 2013, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine will be available free in schools to both males and females to protect against cancers and disease caused by HPV.
Need to find a health service?
The National Health Services Directory provides access to reliable information such as location, opening hours and telephone numbers for General Practices, Pharmacies, Hospitals and Emergency Departments. Access it online or via an app for smartphones and tablets.
The Government’s Dental Reform package contains three initiatives.
Child Dental Benefits Schedule; a National Partnership Agreement for Adult Public Dental Services; and a Flexible Grants Program.
Changes to the sale of tobacco products
From 1 December 2012, all tobacco products sold, offered for sale, or otherwise supplied in Australia must be in plain packaging and be labelled with the new and expanded health warnings. Find out how this will affect you.
Latest news
News archive05 April 2013
Medical Research Review Released
Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek has released the report of the McKeon Review - Strategic Review of Health and Medical Research – Better Health through Research.
28 March 2013
One Needle to Protect Against Four Diseases
21 March 2013
Record Number of GPs in Training
20 March 2013
More Scholarships for Aged Care Workers
19 March 2013
Bulk Billing Rates at Record Highs
Event calendar
Full calendarMonth of April 2013
International Fabry Disease Awareness Month
11 April 2013
World Parkinson's Day - Worldwide
25 April 2013
ANZAC Day - Nationwide
Recent publications
View all- Decision making tool: Responding to issues of restraint in Aged Care
- Evaluation of the mental health nurse incentive program
- Report to Health Ministers : Second Progress Report on the Implementation of the National Framework for Action to Promote Eye Health and Prevent Avoidable Blindness and Vision Loss
Freedom of Information
FOI Disclosure Log
A list of documents disclosed in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.
Information Publication Scheme
The mechanisms and procedures DoHA is required to undertake in managing and making available information.
Information by health topic
A quickview of health information by topic.
Related websites
View allPopular pages
- Tasmanian Health Assistance Package
- Commonwealth HACC Program
- Ageing and aged care
- The Australian alcohol guidelines
- Department of Health and Ageing's YouTube channel
- eHealth.gov.au
- Healthy weight website
- Hearing Services
- Living longer, Living better aged care reform
- MBS Primary Care Items
- Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Online
- Mental Health
- Nutrition and Healthy Eating
- Partners in Recovery mental health care initiative
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
- Sample Daily Kilojoule and Nutrient Calculator
- Tobacco plain packaging and new health warnings
