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Make STI testing your Beforeplay – campaign launched today
Albanese Government cracks down on illegal tobacco imports
New sexual health campaign to combat rising rates of STIs
Labor playing Russian roulette with young Victorian lives by refusing to adopt pill testing
New members for National Aged Care Advisory Council
COVID is surging in Australia – and only 1 in 5 older adults are up to date with their boosters
National Allied Health Virtual Research Forum 2024 – Call for submissions
Flood-Affected Victorians Warned Of Mosquito Risk
Over 130,000 Medicare Urgent Care Clinic presentations
From research plan to research proposal – Medical Research Future Fund webinar
Australian Government bolsters safeguards in sport
Report on Australian Brain Cancer Mission
Disposable vape imports now banned
Expanded PBS listings make vital treatments more affordable
From today, new regulations make it harder to access vapes. Here’s what’s changing
Independent ED review interim recommendations received
Launch of the National Immunisation Program Vaccinations in Pharmacy (NIPVIP) Program
Covid emergency leave extended for permanent aged care residents
Additional $15 million in 2023-24 for CHSP ad hoc grant opportunity
10-year vision for digital health unveiled
Digital Health Blueprint has been published
CALD communities to have say in Medicare reforms
New Aged Care Act consultation now open
Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens in Lake Haven
Express your interest in guiding the Medical Research Future Fund’s Australian Brain Cancer Mission
General practices and other essential health services in flood-affected Queensland must be supported
Aged Care Quality and Safety Advisory Council appointments
One-year on – Star Ratings highlights improved aged care
National Cabinet will lift stalemate on hospital funding
Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens in inner Melbourne
FASSTT launches Witness to War (1800 845 198), a free national multilingual telphone hotline for people affected by overseas conflicts
Study reveals art of ageing well
Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens in Townsville
Helpline supporting people with rare and complex conditions
Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens in Cairns
Free Wi-Fi across Tasmania’s major hospitals
Statewide Wi-Fi Access Program (SWAP) enabling more Tasmanians to get connected on free public Wi-Fi
Measuring wellbeing of First Nations youth
Gender equity achieved for major $379 million health research grant program
$379 million invested in outstanding Australian researchers
$296 million invested in exceptional ideas by exceptional Australian researchers
$55.8 million for grants to support additional postgraduate psychology places
New members announced for Aged Care Council of Elders
Ensuring headspace is fit-for-purpose
New digital services the first step towards a better, fairer mental health system
Director General announces resignation
Nominate your organisation to manage the Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme
Christmas comes early for Men’s Sheds across Australia