Our work

We are funding the Supporting Recovery pilot program to provide trauma-informed recovery care for victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence.

The Supporting Rural Specialists in Australia program helps specialists in rural and remote Australia access educational opportunities. It provides support and training via online learning programs, and grants to rural specialists to access training not available in their home town.

We are funding a range of activities to help primary care services better respond to family, domestic and sexual violence including child sexual abuse. These include developing resources that will support primary care services.

We looked at whether surgical guides and biomodels are eligible for listing on the Prescribed List (PL).

Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Aged Care Facilities has been consolidated into the Global Health initiative under the MRFF 10-year Investment Plan. This initiative helped tackle the threat of microbes such as bacteria, viruses or parasites becoming resistant to standard medical treatments.

The Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) program aims to reduce smoking rates among First Nations Australians. Local organisations run activities designed to prevent the uptake of smoking, promote quitting, and solve emerging issues, such as the use of e-cigarettes by youth.

The Australian Government is investing in a program to make naloxone available free to people who may experience, or witness, an opioid overdose.

TEL shows you how to teach people with intellectual disability about the end of life. It is designed for disability support workers, but is also helpful for others including families, health professionals, and educators.

Targeted Health System and Community Organisation Research has been consolidated into Preventive and Public Health Research under the MRFF 10-year Investment Plan. The activity provides a way to compare the effectiveness of health services and address areas of health care practice with low evidence.

The Targeted Regional Initiatives for Suicide Prevention program funds regional initiatives for suicide prevention in every Primary Health Network (PHN). This funding has provided PHNs with resources to address gaps in their local suicide prevention systems.

Targeted Translation Research Accelerator has been consolidated into the Preventive and Public Health Research initiative under the MRFF 10-year Investment Plan.

The Temporary Resident Other Medical Practitioners (TROMPs) program provides access to Medicare rebates for a few long-term temporary resident doctors who do not have fellowship.

The Advance Project supports advance care planning and palliative care for people living with dementia, through free training and resources for the aged and primary care workforce.

The National Palliative Care Coordination Program aims to establish national specialist palliative care referral and discharge criteria.

The NSLP provides free sign language interpreting and captioning services for Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing older people. Find out what services are covered and who can access them.

The National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health, delivered by Emerging Minds, assists professionals and organisations who work with children and their parents or families to have the skills to identify, assess and support children at risk of mental health conditions.

Some Australians suffer from the symptoms of a chronic debilitating illness, which many associate with a tick bite. We describe these people as having debilitating symptom complexes attributed to ticks (DSCATT). Find out how we support people with DSCATT.

We have reviewed our tobacco control legislation to make sure it is fit for purpose and effective. Learn more about our review process.

Smoking is harmful to your health and to the health of others. You may be surprised to learn just how many ways smoking affects you, your body and your wellbeing. Find out the facts on smoking and how being smoke-free will reduce your risks and improve your health and the health of those around you.

The Transition Care Programme helps older people recover after a hospital stay by providing short-term care for up to 12 weeks. Read about the program, care provided, and why it’s important.

The Transition to Practice Program provides an evidence-based framework of support over 12 months to nurses who have transitioned to primary health care and feel they would benefit from additional support. We fund the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) to provide this program.

The Australian Government funds aged care providers’ access to interpreting services through TIS National. Providers can use TIS National to help people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds access and navigate the aged care system. It is available all year round at no cost to them.

The Traumatic Brain Injury Mission is investing $50 million to improve patient recovery after brain injury. It will support projects that predict recovery outcomes, or identify the most effective care and treatments.

The Scope of Practice Review was an independent review led by Professor Mark Cormack. It examined the barriers and opportunities health practitioners face working to their full scope of practice in primary care.

Strengthening Medicare with more bulk billing from 1 Nov 2025. The Australian Government is investing $7.9 billion to expand eligibility for bulk billing incentives to all Australians and establish the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program to support general practices to bulk bill all patients