The RACGP opposes expanding Medicare rebates for midwives to insert and remove long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). The government’s draft report suggests that endorsed midwives, with extens...
The RACGP has raised concerns about the lack of ethical guidance among some medicinal cannabis prescribers in Australia. They highlighted issues with unregulated cannabis-only clinics and the business...
The Australian general practice sector faces ongoing challenges driven by policy failures. GPs are caught in a system with broken incentives, poor payment models, and market failures like information...
The RACGP has called on the Australian government to support GPs in providing long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). They emphasise that procedures like IUD and implant insertions should be pe...
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...
Poisonings from ADHD medications in Australia have increased four times over the past decade. In 2014, there were 795 cases, rising to 3,242 in 2023. Most incidents involve children under 15 years old...
The AMA has called for reforms in aged care funding in Australia. They want higher Medicare rebates for GPs to cover the extra time needed for complex older patients. The government introduced new age...
The Victorian Government has allocated $2.3 million to provide free Japanese encephalitis vaccines in 24 regional areas. The vaccine is now available through GPs, pharmacies, Aboriginal health service...
The RACGP held its 68th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 13 November 2025 in Brisbane and online. Members were invited to vote on eight proposed constitutional changes and two resolutions related to di...
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 Victorian Government released the Bridging the Pain Gap report, highlighting significant gaps in women’s pain care. It is based on responses from 13,000 women, girls, carers, and health profession...
The Australian government has delayed the implementation of new laws for assigning Medicare benefits to healthcare providers from January 2026 to July 2026. The change aims to modernise how patients g...
The Department of Veteran Affairs in Australia can now fund psychedelic assisted psychotherapy using MDMA and psilocybin for eligible Veteran Card holders. This follows the TGA’s decision to allow aut...
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...
The Australian government will now fund psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for veterans with PTSD and treatment-resistant depression. This includes using MDMA for PTSD and psilocybin for depression. T...
AI medical scribes are gaining attention in Australian healthcare. They listen to consultations, extract relevant info, and create detailed notes. This can help reduce doctors' admin work and improve...
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has launched Practice Reflections: COPD, a new tool for GPs. It provides personalised reports based on their own MBS data, showing how of...
The Australian government’s PBAC has recommended removing covid antivirals molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir–ritonavir from the Prescriber Bag. This change reflects the evolving covid landscape and the hi...
The RACGP has announced its largest ever cohort for the 2026 Academic Post Program, with 27 registrars across 15 universities. The program supports GP trainees to develop research, teaching, and criti...
