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5 May 2025 - Find out more about visiting a Medicare UCC for when you've got a medical problem that can't wait for a regular doctor’s appointment, but isn't a full-blown emergency.

1 September 2026 - A suite of online learning units providing internationally qualified health professionals with a foundational understanding of the Australian health system when they start to work in Australia.

30 May 2025 - Read the latest news on mental health and suicide prevention.

7 October 2026 - Learn about how the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Advisory Committee (MRAC) is reviewing the inclusion of audiometrists as allied health professionals for limited audiology items.

5 August 2025 - This collection lists documents that summarise recommendations that the Stoma Product Assessment Panel's made after assessing products for the Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule in April 2022.

18 December 2024 - Childhood immunisation is a safe and effective way to protect children against serious disease. Vaccines go through many stages of development and testing. Australian Government Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMillan explains how vaccine safety is ensured.

9 October 2026 - This publication provides key information from the 18th meeting of the Allied Health Industry Reference Group, which was open to all allied health professional associations. The publication includes major topics that were covered, points of discussion, and actions that the Department has agreed to.

2 February 2023 - Sharon, an Aboriginal health worker from Darwin, shares the story of how bowel cancer affected her family, after her father was diagnosed in 2014. Sharon encourages people to use the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program kit.

15 September 2026 - The DACS Fund grants go to ongoing programs and targeted one-off community-led activities that meet DACS Fund aims, objectives and priorities. Read about DACS grants, how they’re administered and who is eligible.

27 March 2026 - Professor Kingsley Dixon is an internationally recognised botanist whose devotion to science has transformed Australian native plant conservation. Kingsley bridges research and action, advocating both scientific inquiry and environmental stewardship with a commitment to a nature positive world.