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7 October 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.

10 July 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

26 June 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

30 August 2022 - This framework guides the development and implementation of actions, plans and policies to reduce the risk of dementia and improve outcomes for people with dementia and their carers.

1 July 2025 - The Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Reference Group (NMSRG) was established to enable key nursing and midwifery experts to provide comment and advice to the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (the Department) and the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer (CNMO) on relevant nursing and midwife

6 December 2023 - Read the transcript of Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly’s interview with Lisa Millar on ABC News Breakfast about COVID-19.

24 March 2024 - This certification statement, signed by Secretary Blair Comley on 19 March 2024, certifies that the Childhood Immunisation campaign complies with relevant guidelines and policies.

7 August 2025 - A dataset for service-level care minutes performance in residential care for Q2 to Q4 2023–24.

7 August 2025 - A dataset for provider-level care minutes performance in residential care for Q2 to Q4 2023–24.

27 February 2025 - This update provides information on the progress of Consultation Paper 2 and upcoming engagements with stakeholders.