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30 October 2023 - Adjunct Professor (Practice) Alison McMillan PSM, is the Australian Government’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer.

3 September 2024 - The Privacy Impact Assessment Register records details of Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) conducted by The Department of Health and Aged Care since 1 July 2018.

8 April 2025 - Find out how we manage any personal information we collect when you sign up for our ‘Health and Aged Care updates’, previously known as COVID-19 vaccines.

31 October 2020 - Dr Mark Wenitong talks about how many of us aren’t feeling ok and it’s important to take care of our mental wellbeing.

9 December 2024 - We are working to create digital solutions to improve the Medicare payment processes. This will increase transparency for patients and better ensure the integrity of Medicare.

9 April 2020 - A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) about recommendations to the National Cabinet around management of health risk for Australian crew on international flights.

26 April 2024 - Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) statement on managed quarantine for international arrivals.

8 November 2024 - We support health practitioners to manage Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation PBS (RPBS) medicines safely, through guiding principles and medication charts for use in residential aged care facilities and hospitals.

12 January 2024 - Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia (TTS) is a rare syndrome that occurred in around 2 to 3 people per 100,000 who were vaccinated with AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca is no longer available in Australia from 21 March 2023.

20 January 2022 - A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on rapid antigen testing for current high community prevalence environment.