The GP25 conference in Brisbane brought thousands of GPs together for three days of talks, networking, and professional development. The event featured keynotes from health leaders, including the Heal...
The RACGP held its Brisbane conference with over 1300 delegates. The President, Dr Michael Wright, questioned the Federal Health Minister, Mark Butler, about bulk-billing policies. The Minister explai...
The RACGP held its 2025 AGM in Brisbane with about 100 members attending in person and others online. Members voted on 10 resolutions to change the college’s constitution and governance. All motions p...
The TGA is seeking feedback from GPs on the regulation of digital mental health tools. The review aims to ensure these tools are appropriate and effective in the Australian market. GPs are invited to...
The RACGP is holding its annual GP25 conference from 14 to 16 November in Brisbane. The event is a key gathering for general practice in Australia, focusing on networking, learning, and sharing ideas....
The RACGP has emphasised that GP wellbeing needs to be a national priority. They developed a new toolkit to help GPs manage stress and burnout. GPs face long hours, financial pressures, isolation, and...
The RACGP has called for reforms to mandatory reporting laws for doctors, citing new research that highlights the mental health impact on GPs. The research, published in the Australian Journal of Gene...
The Pharmacy Board of Australia is pushing for a new model that allows pharmacists to prescribe medicines independently. The RACGP and AMA oppose this, saying the consultation process was unfair and l...
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) have criticised a proposal to expand pharmacist prescribing. The Pharmacy Board of Australia sugg...
South Australia has welcomed 74 new GPs at a ceremony in Adelaide. Among them, 17 are Rural Generalists with extra training in areas like anaesthesia and obstetrics. The event marks the end of years o...
Pharmacy groups in Australia want to expand pharmacists' prescribing rights. They submitted a plan to the Pharmacy Board to allow pharmacists to prescribe a wider range of medicines, including Schedul...
Pharmacists in Australia are pushing to gain the authority to prescribe all Schedule 4 and 8 medicines independently. They have submitted a joint plan through the Pharmacy Board of Australia, proposin...
The Australian government launched a new bulk-billing program aimed at increasing the number of fully bulk-billing general practices. After nine months of promotion, only 13% of metropolitan practices...
Australia is experiencing a record-breaking flu season with over 425,000 cases confirmed this year. Flu deaths have now surpassed COVID-19 fatalities for the first time since the pandemic’s peak. In A...
From November 1, the Australian government is removing several Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items related to mental health care. Key changes include the abolition of items 2712 and 2713, which cov...
Recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows a shift in respiratory death causes. In August, more Australians died from influenza than COVID-19. Throughout January to August, COVID death...
The RACGP released its 2024–25 annual report showing strong member loyalty, with 99.9% choosing their CPD offerings despite new options. The organisation has 52,900 members, including many internation...
The RACGP has voiced support for the upcoming Thriving Kids program, set to launch on 1 July 2026. This $2 billion initiative aims to support children under eight with developmental delays and autism,...
