The RACGP has issued a position statement on telehealth-only services, setting out safeguards to protect patient care. It requires these services to share information with the patient’s usual GP, and...
Australia's federal health minister has reaffirmed plans to expand the registered nurse scope of practice in primary care. The move follows the APNA workforce report which shows nurses who do not work...
The 2026-27 Budget provides 598.3 million dollars to sustain and enhance My Health Record, with a plan to expand sharing by default and strengthen secure data exchange. The government says 24.6 millio...
Ahead of the federal budget, Catholic Health Australia and other health bodies pressed for more funding for Support at Home packages. CHA estimated that adding between 25,000 and 60,000 fully funded p...
Australia appears to be adopting NHS-style policy levers through changes to bulk billing for general practice. The government has tied a 12.5 per cent practice incentive to 100 per cent bulk billing o...
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Victoria is urging the Victorian Government to exempt GPs from payroll tax, arguing the levy undermines the viability of small clinics and threate...
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has outlined funding requests ahead of the 2026–27 Federal Budget. It is asking for a $20 million federal investment in 2026–27 and $160.4 million...
Across rural and remote Australia a coalition of 12 national peak nursing and midwifery bodies and health system experts urged urgent federal action. They told the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs an...
GP supervision is the missing piece in the funding package. The government committed about $8.3 billion to bulk billing the PIP and expanding incentives, plus $607 million to grow the GP workforce. Al...
The GP gender pay gap is back in the spotlight as policy changes prompt questions about its trajectory. DoHDA and the Federal Health and Ageing Minister face scrutiny after coverage of reforms such as...
Australia's peak medical association has released a position statement urging the government to decouple visa sponsorship from individual employers for international medical graduates. The AMA argues...
The Australia Institute argues Commonwealth and state governments should directly provide primary health services in rural and remote communities, saying Medicare is not designed for non-urban Austral...
Medicare gaps are forcing rural Western Australia to rely on local councils to keep general practices running. At a senate hearing in Kununurra, Rural Health West outlined how Medicare’s design strugg...
The Australian Society of Anaesthetists polled more than 1,100 anaesthetists and found patient costs are rising as rebates stagnate and insurer rules lag behind care costs. Fees are linked to how long...
The RACGP has urged the Australian National Audit Office to press DoHDA on the risks of using AI to monitor Medicare non-compliance. In an April 2026 submission, the college argued AI should be avoide...
Guidance from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing clarifies the prescribed pattern of services rule and when the Professional Services Review can seek repayments from Medicare rebates. The...
The AMA released an updated position statement calling for practice nurses to play a larger role in GP led teams. It argues that current funding and policy settings stop GP clinics from fully using th...
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...
AMA NSW has presented to the NSW Youth Justice Inquiry, calling for a needs-based support model and a whole-of-government approach to curb youth contact with the justice system. The submission highlig...
