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5 June 2025 - Hearing Services Program providers must meet program requirements when dealing with clients and their health records, and when fitting hearing devices. This includes getting consent from clients and managing records in line with relevant laws.

21 January 2026 - Find out what kinds of suspected health and aged care fraud should be reported and how to report it. Learn how we protect your privacy and investigate reported fraud.

12 November 2025 - We work to make sure you get the highest level of palliative care. Find out about our strategies, programs and research.

2 September 2024 - Translating and interpreting services are available to help people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds engage with aged care. These services are free for older people, their families and carers, and government-funded aged care providers.

13 March 2026 - Find information and resources on how to engage patients who live in remote areas.

30 July 2025 - The NDIS Market Roles and Responsibilities document outlines the role of governments in supporting and developing the NDIS market and building a responsive and capable NDIS workforce that supports NDIS participants to meet their needs and achieve their goals.

11 August 2022 - A transcript of the interview between Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner Faye McMillan, and physiotherapist Dan Searle from the third issue of the Chief Allied Health Officer Newsletter.

6 July 2023 - The Health portfolio plays a crucial role as a regulator and developer of regulatory policy. On this page you will learn about what we are doing to implement a best practice approach to regulation and support the Australian Government's Regulatory Reform Agenda.

3 December 2023 - Women living in rural and regional areas have more unplanned pregnancies and less access to contraception and medical abortion. Professor Danielle Mazza AM is trialling a nurse-led model of care to address this need.

19 November 2025 - This Sector Change Plan outlines the communication, engagement, guidance and training activities that our department, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, and Services Australia will deliver to support older people and the sector to transition to the new Act.