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30 December 2022 - Read the transcript of Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly’s interview on ABC News Breakfast on COVID-19.

23 April 2020 - A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) about the restoration of elective surgery.

12 December 2024 - Standard clinical category definitions for private health insurance hospital policies, released on 12 December 2024 and effective 1 January 2025.

15 April 2025 - We established 2 peak bodies to support people with a lived or living experience of mental ill-health. They will help to shape the policies and programs that impact individuals and their families, carers and kin.

15 October 2020 - Other chronic conditions affect Australians’ quality of life. These include chronic pain, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic fatigue syndrome and more. Find out what we’re doing to address these conditions.

18 March 2024 - Standard clinical category definitions for private health insurance hospital policies, effective 11 April 2022.

12 January 2024 - Read the transcript from Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly's interview on ABC News Breakfast about COVID-19.

15 December 2020 - The BMTP helps patients access international haemopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) donors for transplants. Use this form to apply for funding under the BMTP.

2 June 2023 - The expanded eligibility for aged care residents under the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (Better Access) initiative, through GP referral, ceases on 31 December 2022.

7 April 2025 - An opinion piece from Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Mental Health, Dr Ruth Vine on floods and testing the resilience and mental strength of Australians.