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14 August 2025 - The Australian Government, and some state and territory governments, fund individual disability advocacy support to help promote, protect and defend the human rights of people with disability.

17 February 2026 - The NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee is reviewing supports to make sure they are safe, beneficial and cost-effective for people with disability. The committee wants input from the disability community to help inform their advice to government.  

4 February 2021 - We invite you to share your views on the proposed approach to making mitochondrial donation available in Australia. The government wants to introduce mitochondrial donation so this lifesaving technology is made available in Australia for some families impacted by severe mitochondrial disease.

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 gives providers an overview of how their operational and financial data will be published on My Aged Care in 2024. This includes data on your earnings, spending, and surplus or loss. This will help older Australians to make more informed care decisions, and increase transparency.

26 June 2026 - Eligible Australians aged 45 to 74 can do the free National Bowel Cancer Screening Program test. When found early, nine out of ten cases can be treated successfully. So, do the free test as soon as you get it in the mail – it could save your life.

3 November 2025 - A grant opportunity is now open to support Home Care Package and Commonwealth Home Support Programme providers with a one-off funding of $10,000 (excl GST) towards the cost of upgrading IT systems.

26 November 2025 - The NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee is reviewing supports to make sure they are safe, beneficial and cost-effective for people with disability. They want input from the disability community to help inform their advice to government.

10 June 2025 - This webinar gave in-home aged care providers an update on the Single Assessment System, the Support at Home program’s Assistive Technology and Home Modifications (AT-HM) Scheme, and the actions providers need to take to be ready for the Support at Home program ahead of 1 July 2025.

7 March 2024 - This webinar recording is a Q&A session about the draft new Aged Care Act, which was available for consultation from 14 December 2023 to 8 March 2024. The panel answered questions from the audience.