13 December 2022
As of Sunday, 1 January 2023, changes to PCR testing for COVID-19 will come into effect.
PCR tests will remain free for everyone who needs them.
People at high risk of COVID-19 can access tests free through state testing sites and GP-led Respiratory Clinics without a GP referral.
This includes: older Australians; First Nations people; people with disability; people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities; people living in remote communities; people with complex underlying health conditions; and the immunocompromised.
Those considered low risk, can get a bulk billed PCR test from a private pathologist with a referral from a GP or nurse practitioner.
The Federal Government has developed a factsheet outlining the changes.
Download the factsheet