23 Jan 2024
Unleashing the potential of our health workforce – Issues Paper 1 released today
Today we released the first issues paper as part of the Scope of Practice review.
18 Jan 2024
Smart glasses could help people who are blind or vision impaired navigate by sound
Augmented reality glasses combine machine vision and AI to add digital information to what we see. Entrepreneur Robert Yearsley is adapting this technology to help people who are blind or vision impaired navigate by spatial sound.
14 Jan 2024
Make STI testing your Beforeplay – campaign launched today
We have launched a new sexually transmissible infection (STI) campaign. The national advertising campaign aims to increase awareness, testing and prevention of STIs that are on the rise in young people.
12 Jan 2024
Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly's interview on ABC News Breakfast on 12 January 2024
Read the transcript from Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly's interview on ABC News Breakfast about COVID-19.
11 Jan 2024
National Allied Health Virtual Research Forum 2024 – Call for submissions
Join us for a half-day virtual event on 30 April 2024 as we discuss and explore how allied health researchers can work with policymakers.
08 Jan 2024
From research plan to research proposal – Medical Research Future Fund webinar
Watch the recording of our Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) webinar from 23 November 2023. We discussed addressing MRFF priorities in grant applications in this webinar.
04 Jan 2024
Report on the Australian Brain Cancer Mission
Read about the review of the Australian Brain Cancer Mission.
22 Dec 2023
COVID-19 emergency leave extended for permanent aged care residents
We have extended emergency leave for permanent aged care residents for 12 months. This means residents who wish to temporarily relocate during COVID-19 outbreaks can continue to use emergency leave instead of social leave through to 31 December 2024.
21 Dec 2023
Additional $15 million in 2023-24 for CHSP ad hoc grant opportunity
An additional $15 million in 2023-24 is now available for the CHSP ad hoc grant opportunity (GO5672) to support providers.
21 Dec 2023
The Digital Health Blueprint has been published
The Digital Health Blueprint 2023–2033 outlines the Australian Government’s ten-year vision for the role digital health capabilities will continue to play in delivering a more person-centred, connected, and sustainable health system for Australians.
