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The following statement was released following the conclusion of National Cabinet on Wednesday 31 August 2022.
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The Australian Government is providing $31.5 million to support medical researchers to drive, and contribute to, global efforts to understand and treat COVID-19. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
![Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard]()
Launch of Australia’s first standard of care for low back pain.
![ATAGI update]()
An update from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) following their weekly meeting on 24 August 2022
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Recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on the use of the Novavax vaccine for adolescents aged 12-17 years.
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The Connection is the Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy (CAHMA’s) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Service run by and for the Indigenous community.
![COVID-19 oral treatments]()
Some people who are at higher risk of getting very ill from COVID-19 are eligible for the COVID-19 oral treatments.
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During COVID-19 many people face challenges that have impacted their mental health. The ‘Keep Your Spirit Strong’ project aims to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders take important steps to ensure they are prioritising their social and emotional wellbeing.
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A Cairns woman has been convicted after pleading guilty to fraudulently claiming more than $178,000 in Medicare payments.
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A new children’s song has been created to help remind families how to avoid viral infections like COVID-19.
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Read the transcript of Therapeutic Goods Administration Adj. Professor John Skerritt's interview on ABC Radio Sydney on 15 August 2022.
![Stay COVID-19 safe!]()
Masks help protect people from viruses like COVID-19 and help stop them from spreading between people. Wearing a mask is something easy that you can do to protect yourself.
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Getting a regular Kidney Health Check is important because often there are no warning signs for sick kidneys. That’s why kidney disease is sometimes called a ‘silent disease’.
![ATAGI recommends COVID-19 vaccine use in some children aged 6 months to 4 years]()
From 5 September 2022, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recommends COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6 months to 4 years who are severely immunocompromised, have a disability, or have complex and/or multiple health conditions.
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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.
![Have your say: Child Dental Benefits Schedule consultation]()
Submissions are now open to give feedback about the Child Dental Benefits Schedule to improve the service.
![Expansion of quality indicators in residential aged care and to in-home aged care]()
The National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program (QI Program) is expanding in residential and in-home aged care. Learn more about how we will do this.
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An update from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) following their weekly meeting on 3 August 2022
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Recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) COVID-19 vaccine use in children.
![COVID-19 safe behaviours]()
Australians are being encouraged to practise good health behaviours to help slow the spread of COVID-19, as we experience a surge of COVID-19 infections.
![Consumer Reference Panel members]()
We asked members of our new Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Consumer Reference Panel (CRP) about their top priorities.
![Step up for Breastfeeding – World Breastfeeding week 2022]()
World Breastfeeding Week reminds us that we all have a role in protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding. This year’s theme highlights the links between breastfeeding and good nutrition, food security and inequality.
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Boys and men are three times as likely to die by suicide in Australia than girls and women. The Buoy Project is testing seven different suicide prevention programs that target boys and men. The aim is to find out which programs might be most effective in reducing male suicide.
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An update from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) following their weekly meeting on 27 July 2022.
![First meeting of the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce]()
The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce, chaired by the Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Mark Butler MP, met in Sydney on 29 July 2022 for the first time. A communique outlining discussions has been released.
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