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8 October 2025 - The Aged Care Rules 2025 provide further detail and explanation of how the Aged Care Act 2024 will work. This fact sheet provides a summary of changes to the Rules since the release of the Exposure Draft on 31 July 2025.

6 July 2020 - A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) about how to manage health risks as COVID-19 measures lift.

22 February 2026 - Find out who can apply to be a Health, Disability and Ageing graduate and read about the application process. Understand employment conditions for our graduates and get information about the types of work our graduates do.

29 May 2025 - This guide was endorsed by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Health Council in 2018 for voluntary use by governments in their settings. The guide outlines food and drink categories that are not recommended for promotion to children in government settings.

30 May 2025 - Read the latest news about smoking, vaping and tobacco.

3 May 2022 - A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on recommendations for managing COVID-19 health risks.

27 July 2026 - These resources can help aged care providers understand what has changed and how to put the new Act into practice.

11 November 2024 - This paper is a plain English summary of the detailed consultation paper which guided the public consultation on the draft new Aged Care Act.

10 January 2024 - There is no safe smoking option – tobacco is always harmful. Light, low-tar and filtered cigarettes aren’t any safer – people usually smoke them more deeply or smoke more of them. The only way to reduce harm is to quit smoking.

17 December 2021 - A statement from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) about the COVID-19 Omicron variant.