[1] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Government reappropriated the website as the "Coronavirus response site", moving existing content to info.australia.gov.au for the foreseeable future.

[3] In March 2020 following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, the DTA changed australia.gov.au to become the "central portal for citizens, companies and communities to get official information on COVID-19."

On 22 March, the new "Coronavirus response site" was launched, including a symptom checker.

[4] Speaking to the Australian Financial Review, a government spokesperson said that all television, print, radio and digital campaigns related to the COVID-19 pandemic would advertise australia.gov.au.

This move was made as the government announced a range of economic and safety measures, not appropriate for the Department of Health's website.