A new paper co-authored by RACGP president Professor Michael Wright and published in the Medical Journal of Australia analyses two decades of Australian health funding. It finds that the share of tota...
South Australia’s Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis unveiled a 45.4 billion health budget, highlighting 1.7 billion for frontline services over five years and new investments across mental health, women’s he...
An independent review into cohealth's GP services found three Victorian clinics would not be viable under the current Medicare funding model. The assessment, commissioned by the Commonwealth and Victo...
Researchers from Adelaide University and the University of Queensland have published a clinical overview in the Australian Journal of General Practice that argues long-term antidepressant use offers u...
An Australian sleep study from Flinders University examined quetiapine used off-label to treat insomnia and related sleep conditions. In a small laboratory setting, 15 adults were tested over two nigh...
RACGP members are invited to shape the college's future governance ahead of the 2026 AGM. A Future Governance Committee consultation session will run via Zoom on 11 June at 8.00 pm AEST, and feedback...
An Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Sustainable Workforce Survey sampled more than 900 emergency doctors and found that almost one in three intend to leave clinical practice or the professi...
From Friday the oral contraceptive pill becomes available over the counter in New South Wales, with eligible pharmacists authorised to prescribe. Low risk women aged 18 to 39 can bypass a GP to access...
ADHD prescribing is under greater medico-legal scrutiny as Australia tightens rules across states. GPs are increasingly at the frontline delivering stimulant-based treatment while legislation shifts....
Kalbarri Doctors Surgery in remote Western Australia will shut its doors on 25 June after sustained financial pressure. MediBloom Group, the clinic's operator, announced the decision following years o...
Australia is slow to adopt medical data and AI in health. A Productivity Commission review released in December 2025 urged a National Prevention and Early Intervention Framework led by Treasury, with...
NSW Health funded a University of Newcastle evaluation of the UTI management by community pharmacists trial, released alongside an assessment of a separate program for pharmacy resupply of the oral co...
The Albany After Hours GP Clinic has its Federal funding renewed for 2026–27 after a sustained push by RACGP WA and local advocates. The clinic had been told the funding would not continue beyond 30 J...
General practice remains a top option for many medical students, with 15.6% of final-year students in 2025 indicating GP as their future career. The Medical Schools Outcomes Database update, produced...
New AIHW figures show Australia continues to struggle with hypertension control. In 2022, about 39% of adults had hypertension, with the burden highest among the elderly—around 85% of people aged 75 a...
From 1 July the Medicare Benefits Schedule will carry a 2.6 per cent indexation for general medical, pathology and diagnostic imaging items. The move comes as the Australian Bureau of Statistics repor...
GPs and practices must register their branded sender IDs with their telco or SMS provider by 1 July 2026 to stop messages to patients being flagged as spam. Under the Fighting Scams initiative, any me...
The Medicare Benefits Schedule indexation factor for 1 July 2026 will be 2.6%, applying to most general medical services items and diagnostic imaging. The government indicated the change alongside CPI...
At the RACGP Practice Owners Conference in Sydney, a panel led by Kate Toon argued GP practices should actively brand themselves online. Hundreds of delegates heard that patients are digital consumers...
