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22 January 2024 - Medicare provides Australians with free or subsidised health care. Australians help to cover its costs through the Medicare levy. We thoroughly assess medical services and medicines to ensure we only subsidise those that are clinically effective, cost effective and as safe as possible.

10 July 2023 - Did you know that in Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 24 years and under are 3 times more likely than other young people to die by suicide?

7 November 2023 - Mental Health Online provides free online services and programs for people experiencing mental distress. Services include self-assessment, self-help and online professional support.

29 June 2024 - The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) funds research around 4 key themes: patients, researchers, research missions and research translation.

24 February 2022 - Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ruth Vine, answers the top three questions you've been asking on our social accounts around mental health.

10 June 2025 - This My Aged Care user guide is designed for administrators, team leaders and staff members. It explains how to access and use the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) functions for residential aged care services within the Service and Support Portal.

20 June 2025 - Approved aged care providers have responsibilities to deliver quality aged care services, manage fees and meet Australian Government requirements.

22 November 2024 - We coordinate the national response to sexually transmissible infections (STI), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and cervical cancer through policies, programs, strategies and information campaigns. We monitor and respond to outbreaks and subsidise medicines.

11 April 2025 - Learn about the benefits and opportunities of working in aged care.

18 November 2024 - Residential aged care providers can log in to the Government Provider Management System (GPMS) to access reporting applications.