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23 October 2024 - Medicare subsidises a large number of health services and products. You can use your Medicare card to access medical services, hospital services for public patients, surgical services, prescription medicines, eye tests, pathology tests, imaging and scans.

4 December 2023 - Recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) regarding an additional COVID-19 dose for highest risk people in 2023. These recommendations are in addition to the previous ATAGI COVID-19 vaccine booster advice published in February 2023.

17 October 2024 - In this podcast, Doctor Richard Mills and Registered Nurse, Trina Scott, answer commonly asked questions about shingles and the shingles vaccine, Shingrix ®. They provide advice for health professionals to help shield their patients from shingles.

4 May 2023 - Social tiles and suggested captions that you could use across your social media platforms. This content can be adapted in order to tailor it to your audience.

5 March 2021 - This year we celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Department of Health. The department was formed out of a pandemic in 1921, and is now dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Find out what we've achieved in the last century.

11 June 2025 - Find out how to become a nurse or midwife, what scholarships are available, how to work in Australia if you qualified overseas, and what support is available for nurses and midwives in Australia.

3 June 2022 - National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements. It is also time to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

18 December 2024 - We want you to have the information and tools to look after your health. Find out how we’re supporting you with information about these issues.

18 December 2023 - A list of our initiatives, programs, campaigns, reforms or reviews related to medicines.

12 December 2025 - This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally in 2025. It includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, vaccine rollout, testing and PPE provided to services.