News and media

The Australian Government is investing $251.7 million to deliver Australia’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

A new Australia-United Kingdom (UK) grant opportunity will fund platform trials that address areas of unmet clinical need. This research will improve the lives of people with serious health conditions who have limited options for prevention, diagnosis or treatment.

Notification of changes made by the Hearing Services Program (Voucher) Amendment (Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Matters) Instrument 2024.

This annual report covers the commissioner’s activities from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. It includes key highlights and priorities of the office.

Applications are open for the 2024 Brain Cancer Discovery and Translation grant opportunity. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)

The new National Sport Strategy, Sport Horizon, has now been released. It sets a shared vision for creating healthy, active, and connected communities and a thriving sport system.

From 1 April 2025, residential aged care providers will collect data on 3 new staffing quality indicators. These make sure we measure the valuable input of enrolled nurses, allied health professionals and lifestyle officers.

With National Nutrition Week kicking off today, learn how physical activity, nutrition and sleep can have a positive impact on your physical health, mental health and wellbeing.

The findings of 3 strengthening Medicare reviews are now available. The reviews looked at some of the structures and systems that underpin Medicare, general practice and primary care.

Learn how the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) supports research that improves the diagnosis, treatment and care of people in regional, rural and remote communities.

We invite you to join our webinar on the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Frontier Health and Medical Research initiative on 25 October 2024.

The Australian Government is investing $14 million in research to protect the mental health of generations to come. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Launch of Australia’s first standard of care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

From 1 October 2024, the way you access vapes in Australia is changing.

We are hosting a webinar for CHSP providers on the 2025–27 grant extension process and update on what the new Aged Care Act will mean for the CHSP.

Learn about the diversity of researchers who have applied to, and are supported by, the Medical Research Fund (MRFF).

The Australian Government’s Statement of Expectations for the National Rural Health Commissioner is now available.

We are looking for in-home aged care providers to take part in a pilot to test quality indicators.

A new expert advisory panel will inform funding priorities for the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Australian Brain Cancer Mission.

This week is Dementia Action Week (16–22 September 2024) and the theme is ‘act now for a dementia friendly future’.

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has opened registrations for the National Medicines Symposium 2024.

Read about the review of the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Genomics Health Futures Mission.

Applications are open for 2 new Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant opportunities.

Congratulations to our Australian Paralympians who made us proud in Paris.