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21 January 2026 - Find out about the people who lead us in our Executive team, including the experience they bring to Health, Disability and Aged Care.

8 April 2025 - Telehealth allows you to consult a healthcare provider by phone or a video call. Telehealth was expanded in March 2020 to ensure the safety of patients and healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these services have now been retained permanently.

25 March 2025 - Read the latest committee statements from Health.

21 December 2023 - We have extended emergency leave for permanent aged care residents for 12 months. This means residents who wish to temporarily relocate during COVID-19 outbreaks can continue to use emergency leave instead of social leave through to 31 December 2024.

30 May 2025 - Read our latest news items related to communicable diseases.

30 May 2025 - Read our latest news items related to young people's health.

4 August 2025 - A collection of communication materials on reasons to get the COVID-19 vaccine, developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations.

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

3 November 2025 - A list of resources – including apps, audio and video resources and other publications – about the Support at Home program.

10 June 2025 - We engaged Deloitte Access Economics to conduct a data study of the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) to better understand variations across the states, territories, markets and consumer groups. This report presents the highlights and main patterns from the data analysis.