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6 April 2025 - The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) have expanded their recommendations on the use of additional (booster) doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

11 December 2021 - The COVID-19 vaccines used in Australia are critical in protecting against COVID-19 due to all variants, including the newly emerged Omicron variant.

30 December 2020 - In response to the 2019–20 bushfire, this guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) provided a summary of the known health effects of bushfire smoke exposure.

17 March 2022 - Hear from Doctor Lucas De Toca, COVID-19 Primary Care Response First Assistant Secretary, talking about Closing the Gap day.

25 January 2022 - Read the transcript of Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Mental Health, Dr Ruth Vine's interview on 2CC Breakfast, 25 January 2022 about coronavirus (COVID-19).

19 June 2020 - Advice from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) for residential aged care facilities about minimising the impact of COVID-19.

21 December 2023 - Children and young people exposed to second-hand smoke and vapour from e-cigarettes, also known as vapes, are at greater risk of serious health and development problems. Find out what these risks are and what you can do as a parent or carer to reduce them.

18 June 2025 - Professor Alison McMillan, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer for the Australian Government Department of Health, explains how to don and doff personal protective equipment in residential aged care.

13 April 2023 - This report summarises the main results of the Reducing Overuse of Diagnostic Imaging project. We collaborated with the Wiser Healthcare research consortium on this project .

3 May 2022 - A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on recommendations for managing COVID-19 health risks.