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3 October 2023 - Your phenome is a dynamic fingerprint of your unique biology. The Australian National Phenome Centre (ANPC) studies phenomes to better understand diseases and an individual’s disease risk.

12 January 2024 - 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.

2 June 2023 - Australian governments run a number of health screening programs that look for early signs of certain diseases. These population-based programs are offered to everyone in defined target groups. Screening helps reduce the risk of Australians developing or dying from these diseases.

7 April 2025 - We support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to live a healthy lifestyle at every stage of their lives. This includes measures to encourage people to be active, eat healthy and avoid risky behaviours; family health support; and mental health and suicide prevention initiatives.

26 August 2024 - The Australian Government has invested a total of over $18 billion in Australia’s vaccine and COVID-19 treatment supply as part of the COVID-19 Health response. Learn more about our vaccine agreements.

18 December 2024 - Smoking can cause cervical cancer for anyone who has a cervix. Learn more about the risks.

18 December 2023 - A list of our initiatives, programs, campaigns, reforms or reviews related to health data and medical research.

2 June 2023 - The National Continence Program (NCP) is a national program to support the prevention and management of incontinence.

13 September 2023 - We have implemented several initiatives based on recommendations from the Roadmap for Hearing Health. These were designed to raise awareness, build our evidence base, improve ear health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, and improve hearing support among older Australians.

23 July 2024 - The HIV Taskforce Report provides advice to the Australian Government on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, awareness raising, decriminalisation, destigmatisation and partnership.