07 Feb 2025
Training for upcoming changes to clinical guidelines for cervical screening
Healthcare providers, make sure you’re up to date on upcoming changes to the National Cervical Screening Program clinical guidelines.
07 Feb 2025
National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Evaluation Framework and Sharing Guidelines published
The National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Evaluation Framework and Sharing Guidelines are now available.
07 Feb 2025
Mandatory reporting changes to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) from 1 March 2025
Legislative changes mean that vaccination providers must report additional details to the AIR.
06 Feb 2025
New report centres voices of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner Andrea Kelly has released a report to Government, recommending a series of critical reforms to improve aged care for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
06 Feb 2025
Aged care clinical placements available to nursing students
High-quality clinical placements in the aged care sector are now available to nursing students through the Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program.
05 Feb 2025
Medical Research Future Fund boosts funding for childhood brain cancer research
The Australian Government is investing close to $20 million in funding for Australian researchers to support groundbreaking national research. This will give new hope to Australian children, adolescents and young adults with childhood brain cancers.
28 Jan 2025
Developing the National Oral Health Plan 2025–2034
The department is now progressing with the next National Oral Health Plan (NOHP) 2025–2034. The department held 2 workshops on 3 and 4 December last year in Canberra attended by oral health stakeholders.
28 Jan 2025
Apply now for the Aged Care Wages – Stage 3 Historical Leave Liabilities Grant
A grant opportunity is now open to help aged care providers cover some of the increased value of leave entitlements for workers affected by the Fair Work Commission’s Stage 3 decision from 1 January 2025.
28 Jan 2025
The 2025 Senior Australian of the Year is...
Congratulations to the 2025 Senior Australian of the Year, Brother Thomas Oliver Pickett AM!
22 Jan 2025
Apply now for the Support at Home and new Aged Care Act Transition Support Grant
A grant opportunity is now open to support Home Care Package and Commonwealth Home Support Programme providers with a one-off funding of $10,000 (excl GST) towards the cost of upgrading IT systems.
