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7 April 2026 - Influenza in kids can be serious. The influenza vaccine is safe, effective and free for children aged 6 months to under 5 years.

20 October 2023 - On 20 October 2023, Australia’s Chief Medical Officer declared that COVID-19 is no longer a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance (CDINS) following the end of winter in Australia. The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) supports this declaration.

23 April 2024 - A statement from Professor Paul Kelly, Australian Government Chief Medical Officer, about the standard of care on COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments in residential aged care facilities.

28 November 2025 - Trachoma still occurs in some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We work with the affected states and territories to identify, treat and prevent this condition. We also report to the World Health Organization’s program to eradicate trachoma across the world.

2 September 2025 - Government response to inquiry for the Equitable access to diagnosis and treatment for individuals with rare and less common cancer, including neuroendocrine cancer.

6 June 2023 - A list of resources – including apps, reports and publications – about alcohol.

30 May 2025 - Sexual health is an important part of general health and wellbeing. Find out what we’re doing to improve sexual health and help prevent and manage sexually transmissible infections (STI) in Australia.

29 April 2026 - Older people have a formal voice to government on ageing and aged care through the members of the Aged Care Council of Elders.

4 June 2025 - This report outlines the findings to inform the grant funding decision-making process for the delivery of alcohol and other drug treatment services for 4 Cashless Debit Card (CDC) trial sites: Ceduna (SA), Bundaberg-Hervey Bay (QLD), East Kimberley and the Goldfields (WA).

22 October 2025 - Nursing and midwifery titles are protected under Australian law, which means not everyone can call themselves a nurse or a midwife. Learn what midwives and nurses do, what you need to do to become one and what the different titles mean.