Publications

This report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act) meets the requirement of section 63–2 of the Act that the Minister present to Parliament a report on the operation of the Act for each financial year. This report shows the operation of the Act during 2024–25.

This fact sheet explains how we are reforming aged care assessments to make it easier for you to enter aged care and access different services as your needs change. This fact sheet has been translated into 22 languages.

These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to Rubella. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

This plan documents our fraud and corruption prevention, detection, and response system. It shows our staff, and those who do business with us, how to recognise current fraud and corruption risks and vulnerabilities, and how to integrate control strategies in their everyday business.

These guidelines provide general information about the Transition Care Program (TCP).

This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 27 October 2025 to 9 November 2025.

The slides of the From research to translation – Cardiovascular Health Mission webinar on 19 June 2025.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the proposed changes to the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010.

This document aims to help patients and guardians understand patient eligibility and Medicare diagnosis and treatment requirements for a specified list of disabilities

A summary of the Medicare services available for the diagnosis and treatment of a specified list of disabilities

This framework outlines Australia's national approach to screening all babies for hearing impairment, to ensure they can access early intervention and minimise the impact of hearing impairment.

This brochure explains what a colonoscopy is and how it is done. It outlines how to prepare and what happens after the test.

This communique summarises the meeting of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Review Implementation Advisory Group held on 13 November 2025.

This form is to help vaccine providers report a potential cold chain breach under the COVID-19 vaccination program.

The B2G register contains a list of software products that have successfully completed a conformance assessment conducted by the Australian Digital Health Agency. It is maintained to assist providers in identifying trusted digital health solutions.

The Stage 2 DEX Toolkit steps out the IT and system changes and requirements needed for implementation of My Aged Care ID reporting from 1 January 2026.

This brochure explains why indoor air quality is important, how poor air quality can impact your health and how you can improve your indoor air quality at home during winter.

The schedule lists the daily rates of subsidies and supplements for government-funded residential and transition care under the new Aged Care Act, effective 1 November 2025.

This poster provides information and tips to help you improve your indoor air quality at home during winter.

This weekly report provides a snapshot of data on the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities nationally in 2025. It includes data on the number of services impacted and number of staff and resident cases, as well as workforce, vaccine rollout, testing and PPE provided to services.

This guide provides clear and practical instructions for residential aged care providers on how to report offline beds.

This report evaluates the Implementation Plan for the National Palliative Care Strategy. It reviews progress on access, collaboration, advance care planning, data collection, and provides recommendations for future improvement.

The Protecting health professionals from scams factsheet aims to support health providers understand what to look out for and how to protect themselves from being impacted by a scam.

This document shows how much we spent between April and June 2025 on stoma appliances and products under the Stoma Appliance Scheme.

This document shows how much we spent between July and September 2025 on stoma appliances and products under the Stoma Appliance Scheme.