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11 June 2025 - This fact sheet outlines changes in the data specifications for Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) and Private Hospital Data Bureau (PHDB) data for the 2024–25 financial year. They take effect on 1 July 2024.

11 June 2020 - A joint media statement from Professor Brendan Murphy, Australian Government Chief Medical Officer and Professor Martyn Kirk, Australian National University.

17 February 2025 - Trachoma still occurs in some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We work with the affected states and territories to identify, treat and prevent this condition. We also report to the World Health Organization’s program to eradicate trachoma across the world.

26 July 2024 - The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) supports a range of research initiatives to improve the health of Australians. Discover the details of the initiatives we’re funding.

1 April 2025 - The Comprehensive Palliative Care in Aged Care measure aims to help older Australians living in residential aged care, nearing the end of their life.

1 July 2025 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly those living in rural and remote areas, are more affected by lung cancer. We worked with the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) to make sure the program is culturally safe.

12 August 2022 - Australians are being encouraged practise good health behaviours to help slow the spread of COVID-19, as we experience a surge of COVID-19 infections.

11 June 2025 - The 2025–26 Budget invests $2.9 billion in the Australian aged care sector to deliver safe, high-quality aged care for all older people in Australia.

14 April 2025 - A list of national, state and territory contacts for information and advice about immunisation.

30 May 2025 - Read the latest news on dementia.