Publications

This report outlines a review of the scientific evidence and recommends new guidelines for children and young people. It formed the basis of Australia’s 24-hour movement guidelines for children aged 5 to 17 years.

Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry: Accessibility and quality of mental health services in rural and remote Australia – April 2019

This Budget fact sheet outlines the Government's additional investments in Medicare and it's response to recommendations from the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Taskforce.

This Budget fact sheet outlines the Government's provision for funding of life-saving and life-changing medicines products.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will provide $275 million to support a range of national and local mental health initiatives designed to ensure that our communities can access the best possible care in times of need.

This summary sheet outlines the key initiatives from the 2019–20 Budget.

An overview of the Government's increased funding for Medicare in the 2019–20 Budget, and why it is important.

This fact sheet outlines the Government's investment in primary care and why it is important.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government is investing $926 million to support Australia’s doctors in their important role keeping people healthy and out of hospital, and managing what can be challenging chronic conditions for patients.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will make diagnostic services more affordable and accessible for millions of Australians.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will invest $10 million in critical research focused on improving the health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will provide $56 million for research that will give new hope and support to the more than 120,000 Australian children and adults living with type 1 diabetes.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will invest in critical infrastructure to support lifesaving health and medical research, building on its $605 million investment to support the provision of vital infrastructure through the Medical Research Future Fund 10 year plan.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will support lifesaving research into new treatments and cures for childhood life threatening diseases with a $2 million contribution to the annual Channel Nine Queensland telethon, which raises money for the Children’s Hospital Foundation.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will increase funding for aged care by $7 billion over five years.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will provide a one-off, across the board increase to the general residential aged care subsidy between March 2019 and June 2019.

This Budget fact sheet outlines the Government's increase in home care packages.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will help ensure senior Australians, in residential aged care facilities, are receiving high quality clinical care by requiring regular public reporting by providers across the nation.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will introduce a serious incident response scheme for aged care providers to report assaults and serious incidents in their facilities.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will prioritise better use of medicines in aged care, including the use of psychotropic medicines.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will introduce a new way to target and respond to poorly performing aged care providers.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will strengthen protections to make sure aged care services are being delivered safely to senior Australians in their homes.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will increase the supplement paid to people receiving home care who are living with moderate to severe dementia.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government will improve compliance in aged care by further enhancing the quality, safety and integrity of home care packages – including audits and reviews of quality and safety with providers.

This Budget fact sheet outlines how the Government is continuing its commitment to improving the quality of aged care services by working with the industry to build an aged care workforce that will meet Australia’s future needs.