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12 December 2025 - The Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPC) notes reports of increased influenza in Australia. This is unusual for this time of year.

27 May 2022 - A statement from Australia's acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Sonya Bennett, about managing COVID-19 and an influenza season.

26 April 2024 - Find out how to identify the symptoms or signs of JEV in this short video from Dr Sonya Bennett.

23 December 2021 - A statement from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) about the COVID-19 Omicron variant and the timing of COVID-19 booster vaccination.

28 April 2025 - Rubella is a viral illness that can have serious complications in babies and pregnant people.

30 May 2025 - Read our latest news items related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

13 March 2026 - The National Cervical Screening Program aims to prevent cervical cancer with regular testing. The Cervical Screening Test looks for human papillomavirus (HPV). The program targets women and people with a cervix from 25 to 74 years of age.

3 June 2022 - The Purple House story began with paintings by Papunya Tula artists from Walungurru and Kiwirrikurra.

5 August 2025 - This collection contains a fact sheet, brochures, posters, videos and a health professionals' kit about shingles vaccinations for eligible people aged 65 and over. We have separate resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 and over.

21 December 2023 - Information in Auslan for people with disability about giving consent for COVID-19 vaccination