Resources

21 November 2025 - Asbestos has been detected in some imported coloured sand used for children’s play and craft. Regulators and health agencies are acting to ensure safety. Stop using affected products, follow recall and disposal instructions. Current risk is very low; no clinical checks needed.

17 November 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 13 October 2025 to 26 October 2025.

12 November 2025 - This report provides a quarterly account of progress against the goals and selected indicators in the National Syphilis Surveillance and Monitoring Plan.

11 November 2025 - The Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) has developed standard case definitions for the diagnosis of key diseases in Australia. This document contains the laboratory case definition for whooping cough.

7 November 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

29 October 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 1 to 14 September 2025.

29 October 2025 - This plan provides indicators to monitor our progress towards achieving the 4 goals set out in the National Syphilis Response Plan 2023–2030.

28 October 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 15 to 28 September 2025.

28 October 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 29 September to 12 October 2025.

24 October 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

22 October 2025 - This document shows the work we have delivered between January and September 2025 to improve the health of Australians and prepare Australia for future health emergencies.

22 October 2025 - This fact sheet outlines key changes to notification requirements for Queensland physicians, following legislative amendments on 23 September 2025. It explains which physicians are required to notify, and what diseases need to be reported to the NORDR.

17 October 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

17 October 2025 - This document presents a summary of discussions by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Taskforce roundtable on 17 October 2025.

6 October 2025 - The Data Dictionary provides a description for all data collected in National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (NORDR). It is separated into 3 sections: minimum notification information, additional information, and reference data.

2 October 2025 - This National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) dataset provides records of laboratory-confirmed influenza cases from 2008, by month and other patient variables. We update it in July of each year to include the previous year's notifications and all updates.

26 September 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

23 September 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

16 September 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 4 to 17 August 2025.

16 September 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 18 to 31 August 2025.

12 September 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

1 September 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

22 August 2025 - This brochure contains key information regarding the National Registry, including types of data collected, purpose of the National Registry, physician obligations, and contact details for the physician help desk. This brochure contains links to the National Registry website and the Physician Portal.

18 August 2025 - This fortnightly Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report (ARSR) includes information about acute respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.

18 August 2025 - This report and accompanying table provide a fortnightly summary on notifications of Australia's nationally notifiable diseases for 21 July to 3 August 2025.