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New South Wales has begun free FluMist nasal spray vaccinations for eligible children aged 2 to 4, joining other states in a needle-free approach ahead of the 2026 flu season. The rollout was launched...

From 1 April 2026 the National Health Service made it mandatory for GPs to obtain advice from a consultant or senior clinician before referring patients to hospital specialists. The Advice and Guidanc...

The Northern Territory Government is advancing a plan announced in 2024 to let trained pharmacists autonomously prescribe for 21 conditions. As the expansion progresses, GPs in the NT are being consul...

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...

Two rural general practitioners, Dr Bianca Howard and Dr Luke Davies, have joined the Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service in Western Australia after a five-year stint at the Ord Valley Aborigin...

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...

The RACGP flu vaccination campaign is being rolled out to boost uptake by encouraging people to book their flu jab through local general practices as influenza cases rise across Australia ahead of the...

The RACGP has raised concerns about a Federal Government plan to overhaul the Medical Costs Finder, arguing it would publish individual GP fees and likely out-of-pocket costs. The submission says publ...

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee is weighing whether to broaden access to the meningococcal B vaccine known as Bexsero by adding it to the National Immunisation Program after an applicat...

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...

Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration granted provisional approval for Wegovy to treat metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis in adults with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis (stage...

The Federal Government has launched a free telehealth therapy for emerging mental illness, offering LiCBT low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy for people 16 and older. Access is available witho...

At a RACGP WA ADHD symposium in Perth, the Western Australian government signalled support for online GP training models developed by the RACGP. The programs combine mentorship from psychiatrists and...

Victoria posted a record intake of future GPs in 2026, with 363 doctors commencing general practice training in February. The cohort includes 161 AGPT registrars, 149 on the rural pathway, 53 on the c...

Independent pharmacy prescribing is at the centre of Victoria's regulatory debate after changes to how pharmacists can prescribe medicines. The discussion is framed as about patient safety and profess...

The Consumers Health Forum of Australia released the 2025 National Consumer Sentiment Survey, based on 5,160 interviews conducted in early 2025. It shows that only a third of Australians have heard of...

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has lodged a submission with the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, opposing the inclusion of some general practitioners in the prici...

The Consumers Health Forum of Australia released the 2025 National Consumer Sentiment Survey, based on around 5,000 Australian adults. It shows Australians trust the quality and safety of care but wor...

Canberra's government unveiled a $10.5 million component of a $24.3 million package to deliver three bulk-billed general practices in the ACT. The Bulk Billing GP Attraction Initiative aims to guarant...

MedLuma, created by Medcast, launches as an Australian AI evidence layer that uses local Australian data and governance. It will be embedded in Best Practice, the patient management system used by abo...