The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
We have been notified about a COVID-19 text message scam. If you get a text message from us offering a COVID-19 vaccination benefit payment, do not open the link.
The Department of Health will not send you a text message about a COVID-19 vaccination reward.
If you have received a text like this, do not open it.
Learn more on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's Scamwatch website.