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8 August 2024 - Dr Sophie Davison is the Australian Government's Chief Psychiatrist.

9 August 2023 - We provide funding to 4 professional organisations that represent sections of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce. This initiative is part of the Stronger Rural Health Strategy.

31 October 2025 - Our policies, programs and strategies aim to reduce the incidence and consequences of avoidable hearing loss in Australia.

28 October 2025 - Nurses and midwives are the largest clinical workforce in Australia, making up more than half of Australia’s health workforce.

13 June 2025 - Read our latest news items related to the aged care workforce.

23 June 2025 - We develop policies and run programs to support the nursing and midwifery workforce. The Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Division supports this work across the department.

12 March 2025 - Early testing means that if you have COVID-19, you can take action to manage its impacts on your health and avoid spreading the disease. Find out when and how to test of COVID-19.

1 April 2025 - Private health insurance hospital policies use standard definitions of hospital services so people can more easily compare policies from different insurers. This review will see how effective these clinical categories are for the average Australian.

6 February 2025 - High-quality clinical placements in the aged care sector are now available to nursing students through the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program.

30 January 2026 - The strengthened Quality Standards are more measurable, detailed and reflect the expected quality of aged care. They use clear language, remove duplication, align with wording used in the new Aged Care Act and reflect the new Statement of Rights.