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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.

14 May 2025 - The Better Access Evaluation – Clinical Advisory Group (CAG) has been established to give input, advice and feedback on the evaluation of the Better Access initiative.

24 April 2026 - Vaccination providers can administer vaccines for eligible individuals.

27 May 2022 - The CIRG is an independent group of clinicians who provide advice to the Australian Government on measures being implemented as part of the Prostheses List reforms.

3 November 2025 - Read the latest news on the Support at Home Program.

29 January 2026 - Vaping is harmful to your physical and mental health.

29 April 2026 - Learn about the policy work we do to support Australia's National Oral Health Plan through the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS). The schedule covers part or all of the cost of some basic dental services for eligible patients.

18 August 2025 - We are supporting nurses to enter and build their careers in the aged care sector. Learn about the transition to practice programs, and clinical placements available to nurses.

18 August 2025 - BreastScreen Australia is a joint initiative of the Australian and state and territory governments and aims to reduce illness and death from breast cancer by detecting the disease early. Women over 40 can have a free mammogram every 2 years and we actively invite women aged 50 to 74 to screen.

17 March 2026 - We have delivered several reforms to increase transparency and quality in aged care. This includes the new Aged Care Act, a new Code of Conduct for workers, a Star Ratings system, a mandatory minimum of care minutes per resident per day, a 24/7 nursing requirement and new quality indicators.