In Cairns, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners staged the year's first RACGP Fellowship ceremony in Queensland, welcoming 27 newly qualified specialist GPs into practice. The event w...
The Australasian Institute of Digital Health is moving to formalise a Clinical Informatics Fellowship with backing from the Department of Health Disability and Ageing and the Digital Health CRC. The p...
Eczema Support Australia has launched the SOS for Kids with Eczema campaign to push for broader PBS funding of dupilumab for younger children with severe eczema. Dupilumab has been listed on the PBS s...
NSW Health’s Single Digital Patient Record rollout faces readiness gaps as Hunter New England Local Health District delays its go-live. Official schedules shifted from March 2026 to May 2026 on the SD...
The Rural Doctors Association of Australia welcomed the government’s re-announcement of 100 GP training places for 2027 and urged that 200 extra rural generalist training positions be set aside for ru...
Former Professional Services Review director Professor Julie Quinlivan is appealing a misfeasance ruling in the Queensland Court of Appeal. The dispute centres on an investigation into Dr David Kitche...
Queensland is pursuing a drug diversion framework by introducing the Expanding Adult Crime, Adult Time and Taking a Strong Stance on Drugs and Antisocial Behaviour Bill 2026. Under the bill first-time...
Clean Slate Clinic, an Australian virtual, doctor-led alcohol detox and recovery platform, has secured 4.3 million dollars to accelerate growth of its at-home model. The funding package includes a 2.8...
New research in Drug and Alcohol Review shows almost two-thirds of zero and low-alcohol campaigns promote use in settings that are traditionally alcohol-free. The analysis covered 30 marketing campaig...
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...
GP training numbers are up at least 20% this year, yet the GP supervisor workforce remains under supported. A rare joint statement from the National Council of Primary Care Doctors urges governments t...
South Australia is piloting a coordinated push to raise flu vaccination rates. General practitioners joined SA Health officials as Health and Wellbeing Minister Blair Boyer and Chief Public Health Off...
CareMonitor is pushing a redesign of care models around EMRs as state-wide programs gain momentum in Australia. The aim is to make EMRs the backbone of care while extending workflows beyond hospital w...
In Australia, Google search results increasingly shape public perception of medical professionals. The piece explains that regulatory bodies such as AHPRA and the Health Care Complaints Commission pub...
GP bulk billing remains a central policy push as 3700 GP practices have signed up to 100 per cent bulk billing under the BB PIP five months after launch. Federal health minister Mark Butler announced...
InsideOut Institute's GP Hub has reached a new milestone with 6484 users nationwide, including 3541 GPs, less than two years after launch. The tool is designed to streamline eating disorder care in ge...
Australian clinicians have access to the country’s first dedicated clinical practice guidelines for identifying and treating children and teenagers in acute mental health distress. The guideline was d...
The Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement (A-EU FTA) is described as a catalyst for Irish digital health and medical device firms seeking scale in Australia. The deal targets three core areas and includes...
A Australia-first clinical practice guideline for youth acute mental health has been published in Australia. It was developed by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbour...
New figures from Dementia Australia show 446,500 Australians are living with dementia today, with projections the total could exceed one million by 2065. The data also note 29,000 people have young on...
