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24 April 2025 - The new Aged Care Act will commence from 1 July 2025. It will impact everyone who accesses or delivers aged care. Read about the key changes it will bring for older people and aged care providers and workers.

5 March 2025 - The work we do shapes health, aged care and sport policy, programs and research in Australia.

25 March 2025 - Browse or search our list of webinars.

8 December 2024 - As an approved provider, you can ask care recipients who started in the Home Care Packages Program from 1 July 2014 to pay certain fees to contribute to the cost of their care. Find out what fees apply, how much you can charge and what you need to do.

3 September 2024 - We pay a subsidy on behalf of each care recipient assigned a Home Care Package. Approved providers submit a claim to Services Australia after they have delivered services each month. Find out how we calculate the subsidy and how to claim.

7 March 2025 - Genetics and genomics have the potential to reshape how we prevent, diagnose, treat and monitor illness. Find out what we’re doing to develop strategies and policies to both safeguard public health and improve the health of all Australians through gene technologies.

24 March 2025 - If you want to work in a paid or volunteer aged care role, you must undergo a screening process to get a clearance . The clearance protects the safety and wellbeing of people accessing aged care.

9 January 2025 - A list of resources – including guides, fact sheets and other publications – for home care providers.

10 February 2025 - This initiative will provide $600 million over 10 years from 2024–25 for research infrastructure that will be used to conduct world-class health and medical research.

26 September 2024 - Changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule items for chronic disease management have been deferred from 1 November 2024 until 1 July 2025. The additional time will support all practices and providers, including GPs and allied health providers, to be ready for the changes to these important services.