The report provides an assessment of Australian state and territory performance against the benchmarks outlined in the Essential Vaccines Schedule for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. Five jurisdictions were deemed to have met all benchmarks assessed in this period.

Winter 2025 was one of the toughest for Western Australia’s health system. Learning from this experience, this strategy sets out how WA Health is preparing for higher demand on health services during winter. It explains what WA health is doing to ensure people get the care they need, in the safest and most appropriate setting.

Australia stands at a critical juncture in its immunisation trajectory. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of current immunisation coverage across a range of vaccine-preventable diseases. Once a global leader in vaccine coverage, the nation is now seeing sustained declines across childhood, adolescent and adult programs, with serious implications for public health and economic productivity.

This evidence brief examines childhood autism, including claims around paracetamol and vaccination. It addresses misinformation and explains the science that demonstrates that there is no evidence for a causal link between autism and paracetamol, or autism and vaccines. It outlines the causes of autism, autism trends in Australia and factors linked to the rising prevalence...

Australia’s immunisation landscape is rapidly shifting. This position statement reaffirms immunisation as the most effective public health intervention and calls for renewed efforts to rebuild trust, improve access and boost vaccination rates across all communities. It outlines barriers to implementation and highlights the urgent need for new strategies to boost immunisation rates.