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27 November 2025 - Read progress on recommendations 7.40 of the Disability Royal Commission.

2 June 2023 - The expanded eligibility for aged care residents under the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (Better Access) initiative, through GP referral, ceases on 31 December 2022.

28 September 2023 - The MRFF’s Early to Mid-Career Researchers initiative helps emerging health and medical research leaders team up to solve difficult health problems or improve health care. Project leaders explain their ground-breaking research.

3 February 2021 - An updated statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on on minimising the potential risk of COVID-19 transmission in schools.

29 March 2020 - A fact sheet about a package of measures to support the mental health and wellbeing of Australians as we face the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic.

2 February 2024 - Gwenda Darling, a proud Palawa woman and a member of the Council for Elders knows firsthand how painful shingles can be. In this video she shares how important it is for eligible people to get the free shingles vaccine.

30 December 2021 - A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on test, trace, isolate and quarantine (TTIQ) in the context of high levels of COVID-19 community transmission.

5 February 2024 - The National Site of Recognition for Thalidomide Survivors and their Families was established by the Australian Government to acknowledge the thalidomide tragedy in Australia.

13 June 2025 - Watch the recording of the National Health and Medical Research Strategy Chair Webinar on 5 December 2024.

24 September 2025 - The tenth webinar in the series provides information on MPSP reform updates, amendment bills and rules, and preparation for the new Aged Care Act from 1 November 2025.