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2 May 2022 - Healthy ears and healthy hearing help people connect with language and culture, help kids learn at school, and increase job opportunities. Our policies and programs aim to prevent, treat and monitor ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

20 June 2025 - Private health insurance clinical category and procedure type updates following Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item changes from 1 July 2025 and reinclusion of 7 natural therapies as eligible for private health insurance.

9 June 2023 - The Australian Government will introduce pre-departure testing for COVID-19 for people travelling to Australia from the People’s Republic of China.

17 June 2025 - Specialists use this spreadsheet to report their patient's test results when reapplying for treatment under the Life Saving Drugs Program.

28 July 2022 - This video, in English, provides information on the increased spread of flu during the winter months and the importance to prepare a winter plan and have it in place should you get sick

6 December 2022 - Epidemiology, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Q Fever.

25 January 2022 - This policy describes how personal information and related data contained in electronic prescriptions is collected, used and disclosed.

9 October 2023 - The National Mental Health Workforce Strategy provides a high-level vision and roadmap. The strategy helps build a workforce to deliver mental health treatment, care and support that meets the needs of the population.

11 June 2025 - Treating physicians use the relevant spreadsheet to report their patient's test results when reapplying for treatment under the Life Saving Drugs Program.

6 July 2023 - The Health portfolio plays a crucial role as a regulator and developer of regulatory policy. On this page you will learn about what we are doing to implement a best practice approach to regulation and support the Australian Government's Regulatory Reform Agenda.