On 26 April 2026, the Federal Government announced two major immunisation campaigns: the Childhood Immunisation Campaign and the Winter Vaccination Program, fronted by Federal Health and Ageing Minist...
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler unveiled a bulk-billing practice incentive as part of the 2025-2026 Budget. The plan aims to redesign the Medicare Benefits Schedule to support bulk billing at the...
During a hearing on the administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, evidence emerged that it is not possible to reliably separate legitimate errors from deliberate fraud in NDIS claims...
The federal government is applying a four year reset to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to rein in costs and limit access. The plan targets shrinking the participant base from about 76...
The federal government will fund the RSV vaccine Arexvy under the National Immunisation Program for older Australians from 15 May. Eligibility expands to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a...
From 15 May, Australians aged 75 years and over, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 60 and above, will be eligible for a free RSV vaccine under the National Immunisation Program. Th...
Eczema Support Australia has launched the SOS for Kids with Eczema campaign to push for broader PBS funding of dupilumab for younger children with severe eczema. Dupilumab has been listed on the PBS s...
The Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs backed moving the Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 forward, but Coalition senators argue the package is not ready for passage. The bill would e...
AMA Tasmania has condemned a political flyer circulated by federal Labor MP Julie Collins that named 100% bulk billing clinics and those not yet 100% bulk billing in the Franklin area. The list appear...
The NSW Government will allow pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives to women over 18 without a GP visit as part of a 4.5 million investment. About 60 pharmacies are expected to be ready to start, an...
The Albanese government is stepping up policy actions aimed at making general practice more bulk billed. It has introduced incentive payments to practices that fully bulk bill and has used targeted le...
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has issued a bulletin stressing that pertussis is not solely a childhood disease and that older adults with chronic conditions face higher morbi...
An online analysis from Cleanbill shows bulk-billing uptake accelerating, with the strongest gains in rural and remote clinics. The study measures changes in fully bulk-billing clinics across Modified...
Cleanbill released a geographic breakdown of self-reported bulk-billing data gathered between November and mid-December 2025, in the weeks after universal bulk billing became a requirement under the b...
GP bulk billing remains a central policy push as 3700 GP practices have signed up to 100 per cent bulk billing under the BB PIP five months after launch. Federal health minister Mark Butler announced...
Health Minister Mark Butler is backing local MPs who have sent letters urging general practices to switch to universal bulk billing. The move is part of a broader push to secure more bulk-billed servi...
Following serious allegations about a Victorian gynaecologist, a new support package widens the role of general practitioners in care navigation. The Federal Government announced a 7.45 million packag...
An international alliance led by AUSactive, the World Obesity Federation and Exercise New Zealand released a joint position statement urging governments to subsidise and align lifestyle interventions...
Australia's Commonwealth government has announced a $7.45 million funding package for Victoria to strengthen pelvic pain care in general practice. Part of the money will back Primary Health Networks t...
