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5 November 2025 - The Support at Home program delivers government-funded aged care services to help older people to stay at home for longer. On 1 November 2025, it replaced the Home Care Packages Program and Short-Term Restorative Care Programme. Learn how the new program works.

27 November 2025 - Read progress on recommendation 10.33 of the Disability Royal Commission.

3 December 2025 - This collection contains information about electronic National Residential Medication Chart (eNRMC) products. It includes specific information for residential aged care providers, prescribers, software vendors and pharmacists.

1 September 2023 - 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).

12 December 2025 - The National Disability Advocacy Framework 2023–2025 ensures people with disability around Australia can access advocacy services.

24 October 2025 - Daily accommodation payments (DAPs) will be indexed from 1 November 2025. Providers will index the payment they charge twice a year. This only applies to residents on the 1 November 2025 accommodation arrangements.

30 May 2025 - Genetics and genomics have the potential to reshape how we prevent, diagnose, treat and monitor illness. Find out what we’re doing to develop strategies and policies to both safeguard public health and improve the health of all Australians through gene technologies.

26 September 2024 - Changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule items for chronic disease management have been deferred from 1 November 2024 until 1 July 2025. The additional time will support all practices and providers, including GPs and allied health providers, to be ready for the changes to these important services.

4 June 2025 - In January 2025, the Commonwealth on behalf of all Australian Governments engaged an independent reviewer to conduct a review of the national blood arrangements’ governance frameworks and administrative processes (Review). Read more about the Review.

21 February 2025 - Having healthy teeth, mouth and gums is important for your general health and wellbeing. It means you can eat, drink and speak without pain or discomfort. Find out what we’re doing to support dental health services in Australia.