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12 November 2025 - Provides Australia’s only free health placements in palliative care services. This program is for practising health professionals.

4 December 2025 - We consulted on the development of the Aged Care Rules that sit under the new Aged Care Act (new Act). This page contains the resources we developed and released throughout the consultation period. Consultation activity on the Rules is now complete.

21 January 2026 - The Health, Disabilty and Ageing portfolio administers laws on behalf of our ministers.

2 June 2025 - The Commonwealth and state and territory governments jointly fund the supply of blood and blood products. Find out what we’re doing to make sure Australia has a safe and sustainable supply of blood and blood products.

31 October 2025 - This section outlines what is involved in managing Support at Home services, including preparing and reviewing documentation, managing their budget and submitting claims. It also has information about what to do if the participant pauses services, changes providers or exits the program.

10 March 2026 - The National Maternity Workforce Strategy 2026–2036 aims to strengthen Australia’s maternity workforce by focusing on recruitment, retention, and culturally safe services nationwide.

17 March 2025 - This review examined how effective our current health workforce ‘distribution levers’ are. These levers consist of policies and geographic classifications that are intended to distribute health workforce across areas that need them most. The final report is now available.

6 June 2025 - Useful resources related to the Workforce Incentive Program.

19 March 2024 - We develop policy and hold regulatory responsibilities for pathology in Australia. Learn about approval and accreditation processes, compliance activities and how we support quality pathology services.

22 January 2026 - We develop policies and programs to support the development and adoption of health technologies and digital health capabilities. We also support research to ensure data and technology work safely for patients, consumers, and healthcare professionals.