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Passive smoking
Topics › Smoking, vaping and tobacco › About smoking and tobacco21 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.
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New Aged Care Act – Q&A session
Resources › Videos7 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.
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Advertising and sponsorship bans
Topics › Smoking, vaping and tobacco › Tobacco control7 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.
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A new model for regulating aged care – 9 May 2023
Resources › Webinars9 July 2025 - We’re developing a new model for regulating aged care as part of the changes to improve the quality and safety of aged care in Australia. In this webinar, we share the details and seek your views on the proposed changes.
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CDNA National Guidelines – Information for healthcare workers
Resources › Publications19 June 2025 - This Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) fact sheet gives information health care workers in line with the Australian National Guidelines for the Management of Healthcare Workers Living with Blood Borne Viruses (BBV) and who Perform Exposure Prone Procedures at Risk of Exposure to BBVs.
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Chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear health response
Topics › Emergency health management › What we're doing about emergency health management1 November 2022 - Our national response plan outlines how we will respond to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) incidents. Find out more about this framework and how we apply it in emergency situations.
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Perfluorinated chemicals in food – hazard assessment – PFAS immunomodulation review
Resources › Publications30 April 2017 - This report assesses animal toxicology and epidemiology material for effects of perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on the immune system.
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Managing COVID-19 in aged care
Topics › Aged care31 October 2025 - Find the latest information and advice on COVID-19 for aged care providers, aged care workers and people who access residential or home care.
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A new Aged Care Act: exposure draft – Consultation paper no. 2
Resources › Publications11 November 2024 - This detailed paper guided the public consultation on the draft new Aged Care Act.
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Aged care volunteer stories – Laureen
Topics › Aged care › Volunteering in aged care › Volunteer stories3 March 2025 - Laureen is a volunteer coordinator at Wintringham in North Melbourne. She shares her experience working in aged care.