Departmental media

The Albanese and Palaszczuk governments are making it easier for Townsville residents to see a doctor with a provider for the Townsville Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) finalised, following an Expression of Interest process.

A statement from Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, on the end of the COVID-19 emergency response.

A pathology provider in New South Wales was ordered to pay the Commonwealth a pecuniary penalty of $1.65 million, along with legal costs of $200,000, for entering into four leasing arrangements that contravened the Health Insurance Act 1973 (the Act).

The Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner has partnered with the Medical Journal of Australia to produce a special supplement that shines a light on the important role education plays in developing and growing Australia’s regional, rural, and remote health workforce.

A statement from Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, on the end of Japanese encephalitis virus emergency response.

A statement from Australia's acting Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd, responding to reports in the media about 60-day medicine dispensing.

See the below statement, released following the conclusion of National Cabinet on Friday 28 April 2023.

A Victorian medical receptionist has been sentenced today to 2 years imprisonment, with a minimum term of 12 months by the Melbourne County Court after pleading guilty to charging more than $181,000 in fraudulent Medicare payments.

A pharmacist has been convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment today, after pleading guilty to fraudulently claiming more than $1.9 million in payments under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

A Pharmacist and Practice Manager from across Australia were sentenced last week after fraudulently claiming more than $420,000 in payments under the Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS) and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

A medical receptionist from south-eastern Queensland has been convicted after fraudulently claiming more than $253,000 in Medicare payments.

Read the transcript of Therapeutic Goods Administration Adjunct Professor John Skerritt's interview with Hamish Macdonald on ABC Radio National on 9 January 2023.

Read the transcript of Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly’s interview on ABC News Breakfast on COVID-19.

A statement from Professor Paul Kelly, Australian Government Chief Medical Officer, outlining the importance of vaccination against measles and polio.

Read the transcript of Therapeutic Goods Administration Adjunct Professor John Skerritt's interview with Ros Childs on ABC News on 20 December 2022.

A statement from Australia's acting Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd AM, on COVID-19 antiviral treatments.

A NSW pharmacist has been sentenced to two years imprisonment yesterday after pleading guilty to defrauding taxpayers of almost $290,000.

A statement from Professor Paul Kelly, Australian Government Chief Medical Officer, on the increase in COVID-19 cases due to a new Omicron variant.

Read the transcript of the television interview with Chief Medical Office, Professor Paul Kelly on Covid 19 and OMICRON.

Read the transcript of the television interview with Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly on ABC News Breakfast, on COVID-19 and Rapid Antigen Tests.

Read the transcript of the television interview with Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly on Sunrise, on COVID-19 and Rapid Antigen Tests.

A Cairns woman has been convicted after pleading guilty to fraudulently claiming more than $178,000 in Medicare payments.

Read the transcript of Therapeutic Goods Administration Adj. Professor John Skerritt's interview on ABC Radio Sydney on 15 August 2022.

A transcript of the interview between Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner Faye McMillan, and physiotherapist Dan Searle from the third issue of the Chief Allied Health Officer Newsletter.

A statement from Professor Paul Kelly, Australian Government Chief Medical Officer, declaring monkeypox (MPX) a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance.