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6 June 2023 - A list of resources – including apps, audio and video resources and other publications – about chronic conditions.

2 June 2025 - It’s important to protect your health when travelling overseas. You can avoid diseases and other health conditions by planning ahead for any vaccinations you may need.

7 March 2024 - This webinar recording is a Q&A session about the draft new Aged Care Act, which was available for consultation from 14 December 2023 to 8 March 2024. The panel answered questions from the audience.

13 July 2023 - Information about HPV vaccines, who it is recommended for and how and where to get vaccinated. If you're eligible, you can get the HPV vaccine for free under the National Immunisation Program.

10 June 2025 - This video highlights students’ experience in the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program. The program supports nursing students with high-quality clinical placements in the care and support sector, including aged care, and is open until December 2024.

10 January 2024 - There is no safe smoking option – tobacco is always harmful. Light, low-tar and filtered cigarettes aren’t any safer – people usually smoke them more deeply or smoke more of them. The only way to reduce harm is to quit smoking.

11 June 2025 - This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) provides advice to state and territory health departments about reducing exposure to lead and other metals from plumbing products.

7 November 2024 - It’s illegal to publish or broadcast messages that encourage people to smoke or vape, or advertise tobacco products or e-cigarettes. Find out what the requirements are, how we enforce the law and how to report a suspected breach.

19 June 2025 - This document from the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) is for public health units. It provides nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to the Hendra virus.

21 December 2023 - Passive smoking is when you breathe in the smoke from other people’s cigarettes, cigars or pipes. It is a serious health threat – being exposed to tobacco smoke for just a moment can cause harm. Unborn babies, children and people with breathing problems are most at risk.