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21 March 2025 - Find out about changes that will allocate residential care places directly to older people.

3 December 2024 - Use this form to report suspected fraud involving health providers; activities funded by the department, such as services, grants and other payments; or our staff.

2 April 2025 - Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Aged Care Facilities has been consolidated into the Global Health initiative under the MRFF 10-year Investment Plan. This initiative helped tackle the threat of microbes such as bacteria, viruses or parasites becoming resistant to standard medical treatments.

18 September 2022 - Professor Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer answers some of the common questions around dementia.

21 November 2022 - Information about mumps vaccines, who it is recommended for, how and where to get vaccinated. If you're eligible, you can get the mumps vaccine for free under the National Immunisation Program.

16 November 2023 - The Cancer and Population Screening Committee provides strategic policy advice for national population screening and cancer control.

9 October 2023 - The National Mental Health Workforce Strategy 2022–2032 and associated documents provide a vision and roadmap for building a sustainable workforce that is skilled, distributed and supported to deliver mental health treatment, care and support that meets current and future population needs.

4 December 2024 - Information about meningococcal vaccines, who they are recommended for, how and where to get vaccinated. If you are eligible, you can get the meningococcal vaccine for free under the National Immunisation Program.

24 April 2025 - Find information and resources on how to engage patients with disability in cervical screening.

30 June 2023 - Information about tetanus vaccines, who it is recommended for, how and where to get vaccinated. If you're eligible, you can get the tetanus vaccine for free under the National Immunisation Program.