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Toxic chemicals in tobacco smoke
Our work › Tobaccofacts18 December 2024 - Your lungs cannot protect you from the toxic and cancer-causing chemicals in smoke. Learn more about these chemicals and how they can affect you.
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Are there safe smoking and tobacco options?
Topics › Smoking, vaping and tobacco › About smoking and tobacco10 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.
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Emergency management plans
Resources › Collections4 August 2025 - This collection contains the emergency management plans we follow when responding to both domestic and international health emergencies.
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New Aged Care Act and Support at Home program update
Resources › Videos10 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.
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Immunisations for health care workers
Topics › Immunisation › Immunisation information for health professionals18 June 2025 - Immunisation is especially important for health care workers because they have a high risk of catching diseases from infected people. They can then easily pass them on to other people.
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ATAGI statement on SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and COVID-19 booster doses
News and media2 December 2021 - The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has noted the emergence of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, which has been named the Omicron variant.
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The Every Moment Matters campaign highlights the risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy
News and media24 October 2022 - On 30 November 2021, we launched the Every Moment Matters campaign. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the risks of drinking alcohol while pregnant, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding.
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Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd – Measles vaccination advice
News and media8 January 2026 - Outbreaks of measles continue in many countries. Australians travelling overseas may be at risk of infection with measles. This includes travellers to popular tourist destinations; for example, periodic outbreaks of measles continue to be reported in Indonesia, including Bali.
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Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca) vaccine and thrombosis with thrombocytopenia (TTS)
Our work › COVID-19 vaccines › Advice for COVID-19 vaccine providers and administrators › ATAGI clinical guidance for COVID-19 vaccine providers18 June 2025 - 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.
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Reducing Overuse of Diagnostic Imaging – Project report
Resources › Publications13 April 2023 - This report summarises the main results of the Reducing Overuse of Diagnostic Imaging project. We collaborated with the Wiser Healthcare research consortium on this project .