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16 June 2025 - We have written feedback for those who applied for our second round of grants under the Primary care Rural Innovative Multidisciplinary Models (PRIMM) grant opportunity. This will assist them in submitting an application in the next round.

22 January 2023 - The National Dementia Action Plan is open for consultation. Find out about the plan and how to provide feedback.

15 August 2023 - The Australian Government held a Mental Health Equity and Access Forum on 30 January 2023. The forum focused on how to make mental health services more affordable and accessible to those that need them.

11 August 2022 - A transcript of the interview between Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner Faye McMillan, and physiotherapist Dan Searle from the third issue of the Chief Allied Health Officer Newsletter.

13 October 2025 - The Australian Government has announced that Professor Kathryn North AC will head the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board (AMRAB). AMRAB is the independent panel of experts that sets the strategy and priorities for the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

19 June 2025 - Communicable Diseases Intelligence (CDI) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal with leading academic content focused on public health. It provides open access information on the epidemiology, surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases in Australia.

6 August 2024 - A simple, free test can help detect the early signs of bowel cancer. It can save the lives of elders who hold community knowledge, stories and culture. Find out who can get the test and how to do it.

3 October 2023 - A music therapist and a human-computer interaction expert help carers use music to calm people with dementia.

12 June 2025 - Health professionals in Indigenous health services can help their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients to complete bowel screening and save lives.

12 September 2022 - The Better Access Evaluation – Stakeholder engagement group (SEG) has been established to consult on the evaluation of the Better Access initiative.