Publications

The 'LSDP Expert Panel 24th meeting 9 October 2026 - web agenda' provides the agenda of the LSDP Expert Panel meeting on the 9 October 2026.

You can ask older people accessing aged care services in the Multi-Purpose Service Program (MPSP) to help pay for their services in certain situations. The fees you can charge are different from other aged care programs.

The Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner reflects on the anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and the opportunity of the aged care reforms to make rights real.

The Department's Legal services expenditure report for 2025–26, in compliance with paragraph 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017.

Use this checklist to determine which cancer screening programs your patient may be eligible for during their appointment.

Quick reference to additional resources not included within these resources to support conversations with patients.

Use this decision tool to identify if your patient should screen through the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

The Australian Government has established the National Aged Care Advisory Council to provide expert advice to support the implementation of these aged care reforms.

This document is a meeting summary of the 5 August 2026 meeting of the National Carer Strategy Reference Group.

View the current and previous BIR and MPIR for residential aged care. Find out which rate to use to calculate accommodation payments and contributions and interest amounts.

The Support at Home program manual is a guide designed to assist registered providers to understand and comply with the Support at Home program rules, procedures and obligations.

Provides guidance to Support at Home providers on expected impacts of the upcoming changes to personal care contribution arrangements, effective 1 October 2026 and how to prepare and implement the changes.

Learn what the AOF discussed at its fourth meeting held on 19 June 2026.

This document contains the meeting summary of the 3-4 August 2026 meeting of the National Autism Strategy Reference Group.

These frequently asked questions will help hospitals, medical providers, private health insurers, approved billing agents and software vendors understand and meet their obligations when claiming Medicare benefits under simplified billing arrangements.

These FAQs provide more information to applicants applying for Postgraduate Year (PGY) 1 funded places under the 2027 PHS EOI recruitment process.

A comprehensive review and update of the Partnership Reformulation Program (PRP), a key initiative under the Healthy Food Partnership aimed at improving Australian food supply by reducing population intake of sodium, saturated fat, and added sugars through voluntary industry reformulation targets.

This document aims to communicate the changes being made to government systems and outlines potential impacts to vendors and their products based on this change in policy.

This fact sheet describes the steps you should take in the first 24 hours following the identification of acute respiratory infections or outbreaks in residential aged care homes.

The data extract provides access to all headline data published in all Quarterly Financial Snapshot reports to date, inclusive of quarter 3 2025-26.

A summary of providers’ attestations that they have passed on additional Australian Government funding in support of the Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase minimum award wages for many aged care workers and associated on-costs.

This snapshot provides information on the financial performance of the Australian aged care sector from 1 October to 31 December 2025. It includes analysis of residential care and Support at Home.

This snapshot provides information on the financial performance of the Australian aged care sector from 1 January to 31 March 2026. It includes analysis of residential care and Support at Home.

This document details food category definition and the sodium, sugar and saturated fat reduction targets for each food category, as part of the Partnership Reformulation Program.

A Quarterly Financial Reporting non-uploadable template for aged care providers to use as a guide when collating their financial information.