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30 June 2025 - This collection of AskMBS advisories are to help health professionals, practice managers and others to understand and comply with MBS billing requirements.

4 March 2024 - There are many ways to access medicines if there are no pharmacies where you live, or if they are unavailable in pharmacies, in short supply, or not listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) or the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG).

30 May 2022 - We develop national policies, programs, strategies and plans to improve reproductive health in Australia and support people who experience reproductive health issues.

12 March 2025 - Some people are at higher risk of getting COVID-19, or of getting severe illness, getting long COVID or dying from COVID-19. If you are at high risk, you should take extra precautions – especially getting vaccinated – and talk to your doctor. You might be eligible for antiviral medicines.

6 June 2025 - Primary Health Networks (PHNs) are independent organisations that we fund to coordinate primary health care in their region. PHNs assess the needs of their community and commission health services so that people in their region can get coordinated health care where and when they need it.

21 January 2026 - Find out how we’re working to help children stay physically and mentally healthy through consultation, policies, and programs.

8 January 2026 - The Zero Childhood Cancer Personalised Medicine Program (ZERO) is helping to improve survival outcomes for kids most at risk.

17 December 2025 - Digital mental health services offer free or low-cost online and phone support to Australians in need. These services are important for those who might not otherwise seek support, are in a crisis, or live in rural areas. Find out how to access support.

4 December 2025 - Learn about the hospital declaration process, including how to apply and what it means once the Minister for Health and Ageing declares a health facility to be a private hospital or a public hospital. View the current list of declared hospitals.

5 March 2024 - Health professionals use pathology tests to help them diagnose disease. Specially trained staff perform these tests in laboratories. Learn about pathology tests, the cost of pathology services, who can provide pathology services and the laws and regulations that apply.