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9 July 2025 - This webinar provided information to older people, their families and carers, and the aged care sector on the proposed foundations of the new Aged Care Act. Consultation on these proposed elements ran from August to September 2023.

6 November 2024 - We have reviewed our tobacco control legislation to make sure it is fit for purpose and effective. Learn more about our review process.

15 May 2025 - Information about polio vaccines, who it is recommended for, how and where to get vaccinated. If you're eligible, you can get the polio vaccine for free under the National Immunisation Program.

10 June 2025 - This webinar provided updates on the development of the new Aged Care Act, a new model for regulating aged care, the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, and in-home aged care reforms, including the new Support at Home program. It will also include a live question-and-answer session.

6 September 2024 - This webinar is for older Australians, their families and carers, and the aged care sector. It provides an update on the feedback we received on a new program for in-home aged care discussion paper. The webinar outlines the next steps for the reforms.

10 June 2025 - This webinar gave providers and workers information about how to provide Monthly Care Statements. This included how to register for the voluntary start and how they can count towards care minutes. It also covered the benefits for older people, their representatives and providers.

19 June 2025 - This Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) fact sheet gives information to employers of health care workers who perform exposure prone procedures. 

2 September 2021 - Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) statement on managed quarantine for international arrivals including hotel quarantine

1 February 2023 - The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has now advised that three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are required to be up to date in order to provide protection against both infection and severe disease.

11 November 2024 - This webinar, held on 28 February 2024, was a Q&A session about the draft new Aged Care Act, which was available for consultation until 8 March 2024. The panel answered questions from the audience.