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7 April 2025 - The coverage rates for all children at one year of age decreased by 0.33 percentage points to 92.49% compared to the four quarters to June 2024. Coverage for local areas varies. You can explore local rates by Primary Health Networks (PHN) or Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3).

27 July 2023 - How to store, prepare and administer vaccines so that they stay safe and effective.

25 May 2025 - We will fund Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander assessment organisations to provide culturally safe, trauma aware and healing informed aged care assessments. This will empower older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to access aged care services that meet their needs.

19 January 2022 - We develop policies and programs to support the prevention, management and treatment of chronic conditions. We also support research that focuses on chronic conditions.

7 April 2025 - We support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to live a healthy lifestyle at every stage of their lives. This includes measures to encourage people to be active, eat healthy and avoid risky behaviours; family health support; and mental health and suicide prevention initiatives.

21 December 2023 - This poster, designed for vaccine providers, outlines that everyone aged 5 years and over can now have a COVID-19 vaccine.

2 May 2022 - An update from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services Data Advisory Group (HS DAG) following their meeting on 30 July 2021. It outlines the group's work across the Indigenous health data space.

11 October 2023 - A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on residential aged care worker COVID-19 vaccination.

29 April 2024 - The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) have developed guidance for the correct use of multi-dose vials and are provided in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic to minimise the risks of vial contamination, administration errors and vaccine wastage.

15 November 2024 - The Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Reference Group (NMSRG) advises us and the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer. The NMSRG provides advice on relevant nursing and midwifery policy and strategy issues.