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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Common Operating Picture (COP) has been discontinued.

The Australian Government will invest $50 million in the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Childhood Mental Health Research Plan. This investment will respond to the decline of mental health, and the rise of self-harm and eating disorders, in children.

Influenza (also known as 'flu') is a highly contagious illness caused by the influenza virus. There are simple things you can do to protect yourself and your mob from flu.

Heart Week is Australia’s national heart health awareness week held in the first week of May each year.

Reconciliation is about strengthening relationships between First Nations and non-First Nations peoples, for the benefit of all Australians. First Nations health and medical research experts tell us what we have achieved and what more we can do to improve the health of their peoples.

ATAGI has made recommendations on the use of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines as a primary course.

The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Chairs Committee will advise on HTA investments under the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Professor Yvette Roe leads a collaborative partnership that is transforming maternity care to promote the best start in life for First Nations children. The partnership is translating the successful Indigenous Birthing in an Urban Setting study into rural, remote and very remote settings.

With the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup just weeks away, what better way to celebrate and embrace women and girls in the game than during Female Football Week?

The Financial assistance to support the Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities 2020–2022 report is now available.

To better support the nursing workforce, we are developing Australia’s first National Nursing Workforce Strategy. We are doing this through a partnership with Victoria and in collaboration with all Australian Governments.

The Australian Government has released the Nurse Practitioner Workforce Plan. The plan will strengthen the nurse practitioner workforce to deliver more services to address the health needs of the Australian community.

Read about the research, researchers and institutions funded under the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Coronavirus Research Response.

The mental health field is growing rapidly, with many career paths and educational opportunities. Learn about how to get involved and become qualified to start, or diversify your career in mental health.

The Australian Government is making hundreds of medicines cheaper by allowing millions of Australians to buy two months’ worth of medicine for the price of a single prescription.

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

The Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission Roadmap and Implementation Plan are now available. The Mission is an initiative of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

The Australian Government has provided close to $7.5 million to support research into improving ear and hearing health. The grants fund 9 research projects focusing on the health and wellbeing of those living with hearing impairments and preventing hearing loss.

The Australian Government has provided $6.5 million to The Shepherd Centre, to address gaps in hearing services available to children with hearing loss. The funding will assist children and their families in New South Wales and Tasmania.

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

Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant opportunities to the value of $77 million are now available.

A social and emotional wellbeing self-help app for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over who are feeling sad and down, might be having thoughts of hurting themselves and have access to a smartphone or tablet/iPad and data for downloading.

Positive Partnerships is proud to offer a new resource called Autism, Our Kids, Our Stories: Voices of Aboriginal Parents Across Australia, to address the lack of awareness or recognition of autism in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

The Australian Government has announced additional funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) for research into post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC). PASC is commonly known as Long COVID.

Getting your annual flu vaccination can protect you from influenza and its complications. The influenza vaccine is recommended for everyone aged 6 months and over.