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23 April 2024 - Heart Week is Australia’s national heart health awareness week held in the first week of May each year.

26 November 2024 - Alcohol affects everyone. How it affects you depends on how much you drink, your health, your age and other factors. Drinking too much can lead to harmful short-term and long-term effects. It can affect your physical and mental health, your job, your finances, your family and your community.

4 June 2025 - In January 2025, the Commonwealth on behalf of all Australian Governments engaged an independent reviewer to conduct a review of the national blood arrangements’ governance frameworks and administrative processes (Review). Read more about the Review.

23 February 2026 - We are building technology connections between aged care businesses and government systems to improv information sharing. A better-connected and efficient aged care network will support high-quality aged care.

4 March 2026 - Find fact sheets, posters and videos about the PBS patient co-payment reduction, concessional co-payment freeze and 60-day prescriptions.

10 June 2025 - A flow chart outlining the consent pathways and assessment of residents’ clinical suitability for a primary course or booster vaccination, ahead of time and on the day.

22 November 2022 - We’ve organised our health, ageing and sport information into health topics. Topics are listed alphabetically or you can use the search box to find what you need.

1 July 2017 - This report contains the recommendations the Blood Products Working Group made to the MBS Review Taskforce, after public consultation.

30 October 2025 - The only way to know if you have an STI is if you get tested. Many STIs do not cause any symptoms at all, which is why you should test regularly. Book a test today through your GP, the service finder or through your state and territory service.

13 February 2026 - Smoking is harmful to your health and those around you.