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Questions and answers about the Lead replacements in plumbing products, lead and manganese update (June 2025) to the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (the Guidelines).

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is updating the Guidelines for Managing Risks in Recreational Water (the Guidelines).

This Committee provides expert advice on recreational water quality. 

Questions and answers about the Microbial health-based targets update (September 2022) to the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (the Guidelines). This information can be found in Chapter 5 of the Guidelines.

The aim of the statement is to provide the general public with information on the assessment and management of cancer clusters. It is intended to support guidelines issues by State and Territory Departments and Cancer Councils.

NHMRC contributes to the National Water Quality Management Strategy. The strategy aims to protect our water resources while delivering good quality water to meet the needs of communities, businesses, industry and the environment.

NHMRC has established the Gender Guidelines Governance Committee to advise NHMRC and the Gender Guidelines Development Committee on governance matters related to the development of national clinical practice guidelines for the care of trans and gender diverse people under 18 with gender dysphoria (Gender Guidelines).

The Direct Research Cost (DRC) Guidelines (Guidelines) set out the general principles that researchers, Research Administration Officers and Finance Officers should use to guide the appropriate allocation of NHMRC funds for salaries and stipends, and to determine whether expenses are DRCs for the NHMRC funded Research Activity.

Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol