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7 March 2025 - The National CD Plan outlines how agencies across Australian, state, territory and local governments will work together to protect Australia from the threat of a major communicable disease incident.

2 March 2026 - 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.

24 April 2026 - These resources can help aged care providers understand what has changed and how to put the new Act into practice.

21 January 2026 - From 1 November 2025, daily accommodation payments (DAPs) are indexed. Providers will index the payment they charge twice a year. This only applies to residents on the 1 November 2025 accommodation arrangements.

22 October 2025 - Nursing and midwifery titles are protected under Australian law, which means not everyone can call themselves a nurse or a midwife. Learn what midwives and nurses do, what you need to do to become one and what the different titles mean.

1 April 2026 - Collecting, reviewing and managing accommodation costs is part of managing a residential aged care home. This page explains how aged care providers must manage accommodation costs for residents under different arrangements.

23 June 2023 - We help to keep the cost of medicines down for Australians by subsidising many medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation PBS (RPBS). The PBS safety net provides additional support to those who need lots of medicines.

6 June 2025 - My Aged Care makes it easier for older people, their families, and support networks to find information on ageing and aged care. You can find the help you need online, by phone or in person.

31 October 2025 - Support at Home replaced the Home Care Packages Program and the Short-Term Restorative Care Programme on 1 November 2025. This self-paced training helps registered providers and their workers understand their responsibilities to deliver Support at Home.

20 May 2025 - Learn about who will regulate and provide oversight of the aged care system under the proposed new Aged Care Act, and what their roles will be.