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5 February 2026 - The Multicultural Health Advisory Group (Advisory Group) works in partnership with the department to advise on issues across the Health, Disability and Ageing portfolio to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for multicultural people and communities.

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.

5 June 2025 - Read the latest news on the new Aged Care Act.

24 October 2025 - The National Rural Generalist Pathway is a dedicated medical training pathway to attract, retain and support rural generalist doctors.

5 December 2025 - The Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) supports all Australians to access safe, affordable life-saving medicines and services through community pharmacies. Learn who’s involved in this agreement, what it covers and how we assess it.

13 June 2025 - A list of resources – including apps, audio and video resources and other publications – about the aged care workforce.

13 September 2024 - Service coordinators who provide DSOA Program services (including through subcontracted arrangements) must deliver services in a way that meets client needs and program and regulatory requirements.

31 October 2025 - COVID-19, influenza (flu), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are infectious, high risk respiratory diseases for older people. We are working with aged care providers and workers to prevent these diseases from spreading.

23 January 2026 - Learn about general use items and the history around these items on the Prescribed List.

13 September 2024 - Some clients pay for some of the DSOA services they access – this is called a client contribution. When clients moved to DSOA, their contributions remained unchanged – they continued to pay the same contributions that they were paying before moving.