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6 June 2025 - The General Practitioner Procedural Training Support Program (GPPTSP) aims to improve maternity services for women living in rural and remote areas. It supports general practitioners (GPs) in those areas to gain procedural skills in anaesthetics and obstetrics.

8 September 2025 - The Residents’ Experience Survey interviewed older people across the country to hear about their experiences living in aged care homes. 

5 March 2024 - We assess medicines for safety and quality and regulate how they are supplied. We work with state and territory governments and stakeholders to help ensure Australians have equal and affordable access to medicines when they need them.

20 January 2026 - Australia's aged care system is not designed to support younger people. If you are aged under 65 years, you can only access Australian Government-funded aged care services in very limited circumstances.

30 May 2025 - Read the latest news on preventive health.

23 April 2024 - Most people look forward to the holiday season, but others may find it a challenging time for many different reasons. It is not uncommon for people to feel isolated, sad or anxious, so you’re not alone if you find yourself feeling down this Christmas.

30 March 2026 - Providers will continue to set their own prices for services for the first 8 months of the Support at Home program. These resources provide guidance on setting prices and outline consumer protections.

6 June 2025 - Find information about the population profile and location of your local Primary Health Network (PHN). We also link to the tools we use to determine remoteness area, workforce shortage and socioeconomic disadvantage.

4 December 2025 - Learn about the hospital declaration process, including how to apply and what it means once the Minister for Health and Ageing declares a health facility to be a private hospital or a public hospital. View the current list of declared hospitals.

5 November 2023 - See what international medical graduates need to do to be prepared to work as a doctor in Australia. Learn about Australia’s health care system and how to register for government services.