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20 May 2025 - The COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments for Australia – Science and Industry Technical Advisory Group provided advice to the Australian Government on the purchasing and manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

23 October 2023 - The Reimagining Where We Live design ideas competition is now open for architects and designers to design an innovative aged care home and showcase what can be achieved with the Australian Government’s new Design Principles and Guidelines for aged care homes.

15 July 2026 - We are expanding our newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) programs to increase the conditions we screen for. Find out more about these changes.

30 October 2025 - The QI Program collects information from Australian Government–funded residential aged care homes on 14 quality indicators across critical areas of care that can affect the health and wellbeing of aged care home residents. This helps to monitor and improve the quality of services.

20 March 2026 - QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships. QLife's phone service and webchat is open every day from 3 pm to 9pm (local time) across Australia.

28 July 2026 - Learn about immunisation and vaccination rates that provide protection against vaccine-preventable diseases through immunisation dashboards.

2 September 2025 - The Aged Care Nursing Scholarships Program enables workers to complete formal qualifications in nursing and develop management skills to advance their career in aged care. 

27 November 2025 - Applications for Round 2 of the Support at Home Thin Markets Grant are now open, ensuring older people living in rural and remote areas, and those from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, can access affordable, high-quality in-home care.

1 November 2025 - From today, eligibility for MBS bulk billing incentives has expanded to all Medicare-eligible patients. Practices can now register to join the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program.

6 June 2025 - Two grant opportunities are now open for the Commonwealth Home Support Programme to address service gaps, ensuring services are available when and where they are needed most.