The move is aimed at improving the response to future pandemics and fulfils a key Labor Party promise.
A nurse carries a tray with a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a health care center in Miami on May 29, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has introduced a bill to set up an Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC).
The bill formally establishes the $251.7 million CDC as a statutory agency, led by a director-general and due to launch on Jan. 1, 2026.
Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
