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23 October 2024 - Medicare subsidises a large number of health services and products. You can use your Medicare card to access medical services, hospital services for public patients, surgical services, prescription medicines, eye tests, pathology tests, imaging and scans.

18 December 2025 - The HCEF is an intergovernmental forum for joint decision-making and strategic policy discussions that helps to efficiently deliver health services in Australia. It is made up of the health department chief executive officer from each state and territory and the Australian Government.

4 March 2024 - Some medicines are only available from a pharmacist with a prescription from an authorised health practitioner. This ensures that your health practitioner can first assess your condition, determine which medicine you need and give you advice before you take it.

13 November 2025 - The Health Ministers Meeting (HMM) works to progress health issues of national importance which require cross-border collaboration. It is made up of the health ministers of each state and territory government, along with the Australian Government Minister for Health and Aged Care.

7 June 2024 - Contact us for more information about the Haemopoietic Progenitor Cell Program.

6 February 2026 - The Australian Government is investing $40 million over 4 years to set up a National Clinical Quality Registry Program.

12 March 2025 - Some people are at higher risk of getting COVID-19, or of getting severe illness, getting long COVID or dying from COVID-19. If you are at high risk, you should take extra precautions – especially getting vaccinated – and talk to your doctor. You might be eligible for antiviral medicines.

6 November 2023 - Contact the secretariat for enquiries about the Haemopoietic Progenitor Cell (HPC) Sector Clinical Advisory Group’s work.

21 January 2026 - Australia’s health system is one of the best in the world, providing safe and affordable health care for all Australians. It is jointly run by all levels of Australian government – federal, state and territory, and local.

29 July 2021 - Overweight and obesity is a public health issue and major risk factor for ill-health, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers. Read about what a healthy weight is and why it’s important at all stages of life.