Publications

The Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Declaration Framework and Implementation Plan offers a 10-year strategic approach to achieving the highest attainable standard of mental health and suicide prevention outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

An infographic about the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) patient co-payment freeze for community and healthcare settings.

These reports list the percentage of people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 by local government area (LGA).

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 data file contains statistical data about Australia's COVID-19 vaccinations.

This presentation, delivered on 14 February 2025, contains an update to Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

This checklist will support aged care providers in completing the Residential Care Labour Cost and Hours section of the Quarterly Financial Report.

This guide will help providers recording accrual invoices for labour costs and hours within the Quarterly Financial Report.

This document gives business guidance on claims and payments for providers who will be operating under Support at Home from July 2025.

This is an Easy Read update about short term actions in the National Roadmap for Improving the Health of People with Intellectual Disability.

This is a revised draft of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards that reflects wording changes for the subordinate legislation drafting process under the new Aged Care Act 2024.

This is a fact sheet about the Child Dental Benefits Schedule in Easy Read format.

This is a fact sheet about bulk billing in Easy Read format.

This is a fact sheet about Medicare in Easy Read format.

The Stage 3 release of the Aged Care Rules focuses on provider obligations under Chapter 3 of the new Aged Care Act.

The Stage 3 release of the Aged Care Rules focuses on provider obligations under Chapter 3 of the new Aged Care Act. This document aims to help people better understand the Rules and support them to submit feedback.

This document outlines the topics, including indicative timelines, for each release of the Aged Care Rules consultation.

These slides are for the residential care fees and means testing webinar held on 11 February 2025.

Government response to inquiry – Issues related to menopause and perimenopause

Government response to inquiry – Ending the postcode lottery – Addressing barriers to sexual, maternity and reproductive healthcare in Australia

This document summarises the Transitional Rules which will support a seamless transition between the existing and the new legal frameworks for aged care.

This document gives guidance on the actions Home Care Package providers and Short-Term Restorative Care providers should take to be operationally ready to transition to the Support at Home program.

This preliminary annual report of Private Hospital Data Bureau (PHDB) data outlines health statistics received from private hospitals detailing information relating to patient data for the financial years 2019-20 to 2023-24.

This preliminary annual report of Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) data outlines health statistics received from private health insurers detailing information relating to patient, medical and financial data for the financial years 2019-20 to 2023-24.

The Minister for Health and Aged Care must declare a facility to be a hospital under section 121–5(6) of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007. View the current list of declared hospitals.