This is the inaugural national report on the ear and hearing health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adults. The report brings together information on the prevalence of ear and hearing problems among Indigenous Australians, along with insights on key protective and risk factors.

This framework was developed to provide an appropriate set of indicators to monitor progress towards meeting the three objectives of the National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions in a consistent and comparable manner.

This report provides data and interpretive text for each indicator, as well as a high-level summary and interpretation of results against each objective.

This report uses findings from the Coordination of Health Care Study to describe the use of chronic disease management (CDM) items and Medicare-subsidised allied health services by people aged 45 and over who had at least one long-term health condition in 2016.

This report provides an assessment of state and territory performance against the performance benchmarks outlined in the National Partnership on Essential Vaccines, for the assessment period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.