Latest Department of Health News

Cutting the tobacco excise won’t stop the illegal trade. This is how other countries solved the problem
More Choice, Lower Costs For One Million Women
Australian Government delivers more mental health services for young Western Australians
Leader of the Opposition’s Address to the Menzies Research Centre, Sydney
AMA President’s update: AMA26, PHI rebate hearing and more
Leading Change In Connected World
Public sector union demands government halt automated decisions amid Robodebt fears
CPSU calls for pause on complex automated decision-making in Government
Private health reforms must tackle funding pressures, AMA warns
Women Bear Brunt Of Alcohol-related Fear
220,000 NSW families left out in the cold as mental health national agreement freezes
Residential Aged Care Funding Update
Delivering free mental health care for South Australians at every stage of life
Supporting Better Quality Residential Aged Care
New National Tool To Improve Endometriosis Care
Help shape disability capability training package for Australian Public Service employees
Public Health Amendment Bill 2026 Tabled
$3 Million Boost To Support Men’s Health
Delivering better healthcare for Tasmanians affected by cancer
Submission: Call For Improved Assessment Of UCCs
First National Framework To Strengthen Health Literacy
Health-ISAC Invests In APAC With Key Staff Addition In Australia
Share Your Thoughts On Proposed Changes To NDIS Access
Consultation Opens On Proposed NDIS Access Changes
McGrath Foundation Adds Prostate Cancer Nurses
Expansion of immunotherapy PBS listing to treat multiple new cancers
AMA Gold Medal Goes To Professor Cassandra Szoeke
The government wants households to prepare for disaster – but the UK’s real test will be the NHS
New insights into Medical Research Future Fund Research Missions
$40 million to help nurses, midwives and allied health professionals improve care through research
Expression of Interest: consumer representative to help shape the future of genomic health care in WA
Minister Butler Speech At Burnet Institute
Case of severe respiratory diphtheria reported in Perth Metro area
Thousands expected to access free mental healthcare through new GC centre
Paying residential aged care providers on services delivered
Funding available for increased leave costs in aged care
$10K Incentives Backing More Tasmanians Into Trade
Permanent Bondi Medicare Mental Health Centre to deliver ongoing support
Disability representative program extended for two years
Australian College of Nursing calls for targeted investment in research delivery workforce
Clinical roundtable to focus on women’s cardiovascular health
How well do COVID antivirals actually work? Not as well as we thought
WHO and Peking University strengthen collaboration to advance health emergency preparedness
Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) extended to 30 June 2029
More than 200,000 visits to Medicare Urgent Care Clinics take pressure off Tasmanian hospitals
Victoria asked 13,000 women about pain. Now the Senate is asking nationally
AMA President’s update: One week until AMA26, MyMedicare, collaborating with dieticians, specialist training fees, and more
Company, pharmacists issued $71k of infringement notices for alleged unlawful melatonin imports