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5 June 2025 - Read about becoming a Hearing Services Program provider or supplier, managing your clients, using the portal and requirements for hearing practitioners, services and devices.

12 August 2024 - State and territory governments decide how to distribute the health workforce in their own jurisdictions through the Area of Need (AoN) classification. Read about AoN and how to search for locations classified AoN.

15 December 2025 - A new Framework for Early Childhood Intervention is now available.

5 January 2022 - The Department of Health was recently reaccredited as a breastfeeding friendly workplace (BFW). We are proud to support our staff by providing conditions and facilities for breastfeeding.

5 June 2025 - This process developed recommendations to include the patient and consumer voice earlier in the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) process.

11 June 2025 - This action plan sets out what aged care providers can do to deliver more inclusive services to older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

2 December 2025 - State and territory governments deliver newborn bloodspot screening programs. Learn more about the programs available in your state or territory.

16 June 2025 - Learn more about the agreement between the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and Department of Health and Aged Care.

17 July 2025 - The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released the Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS) Australian National Report 2025. The report highlights Australia’s performance in an international survey of adults living with chronic conditions.

6 June 2024 - Aged care volunteer Wilma has been volunteering since 2021. She opens up about why she decided to volunteer and why she likes supporting residents at Kalyra Woodcroft.