The Australian General Practice Research Foundation announced its 2025 awards at GP25 in Brisbane. The awards recognise outstanding GP-led research that improves primary care and health outcomes. Dr S...
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (DoHDA) clarified it is not using artificial intelligence for aged care needs assessments. Instead, it states it relies on a classification algorithm ca...
The Australian government introduced the Integrated Assessment Tool and the Independent Funding Assessment algorithm to improve aged care funding fairness and consistency. The system was meant to stre...
Researchers at Monash University developed a soft, wearable device to monitor fetal movements through a mother’s abdomen. The device looks like a Band-Aid and uses sensors, AI, and signal processing t...
The Care Economy CRC, based at La Trobe University, has launched a new initiative to transform Australia’s care sector. It has 56 partners, including universities, healthcare providers, tech companies...
The Australian government’s My Aged Care system is under review. The Inspector-General of Aged Care found that the system is too complex and not user-friendly for many older Australians. It is poorly...
The Department of Health and Aged Care in Australia has rolled out an AI-powered assessment tool called the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT) for aged care needs. The system was designed to speed up as...
The RACGP announced its 2026 Hackathon, scheduled for March in Sydney, inviting GPs, developers, and entrepreneurs to collaborate on digital health solutions for general practice. The event aims to ad...
St Vincent’s, Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, plans to shift half of its care to in-home and virtual services by 2030. Over the next 12 to 18 months, they will build...
The NSW Parliament rejected a bill that would have limited access to voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in aged care. The vote was 23-16 against the restriction. Advocates see this as a positive outcome a...
The Australian government and states are in talks over hospital funding. Hospitals face rising demand, staffing issues, and high costs. The federal government wants to control spending growth, which h...
Dementia has become Australia’s leading cause of death, surpassing heart disease. In 2024, over 17,500 deaths were caused by dementia, a 39% rise over the past decade. Most of these deaths involve peo...
The Australian government released a report on public hospital costs and funding. It highlights the ongoing cycle of hospital reforms and the need for change. The report recommends including hospital...
Outcomex, an Australian IT company, won the 2025 Cisco ANZ Partner Innovation Challenge for its Smart Ward technology. The system uses AI and IoT to monitor patients and improve safety. Outcomex is in...
The Australian Digital Health Agency reported strong progress two years into the National Digital Health Strategy 2023-25. Nearly half of the 80 initiatives are complete, with many still underway. Key...
A new pilot project in Australia aims to improve medication safety in aged care homes. The study is led by the University of South Australia and supported by the RACGP. It uses the PHARMA-Care Nationa...
The Australian government’s new Aged Care Act aims to modernise the sector. Minister Sam Rae highlighted reforms focused on making aged care more equitable, transparent and sustainable. The reforms in...
A patient in Queensland has been on a public hospital waiting list for a knee replacement for over 570 days. The official average wait time is around 440 days, but some patients wait much longer. The...
The University of South Australia is leading a national pilot to improve medication safety in aged care. The project introduces the PHARMA-Care National Quality Framework, designed to help aged care p...
The Australian government has scheduled the launch of the new Aged Care Act and bulk-billing practice incentives for 1 November, coinciding with a parliamentary sitting fortnight. The aged care system...
