The Northern Territory will launch its first single employer model trial for rural generalist registrars in June. The plan is funded through December 2028 and can include up to 24 full‑time equivalent...
Eleven new endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics have opened in general practices, bringing the total number of clinics to 33. The rollout is part of the Federal Government’s 793 million dollars women...
NDIS reform is moving to tighten quality and safety as the scheme turns 15. The Productivity Commission warned that a largely unregulated market reduced accountability and made navigation hard for par...
Dr Clara Tuck Meng Soo has retired from general practice after a 35-year career devoted to transgender health and advocacy for marginalised communities. The Malaysia-born, Canberra-based GP remains pr...
Medicinal cannabis prescriptions in Australia declined sharply in the second half of 2025, according to the Penington Institute. The report, using data from the Federal Department of Health, Disabilit...
The AMA released an updated position statement calling for practice nurses to play a larger role in GP led teams. It argues that current funding and policy settings stop GP clinics from fully using th...
Paragraph 1: Federal MP Ed Husic used parliamentary time last month to recognise GP Teng-Kiok Kek for decades of service. Dr Kek was a Western Sydney general practitioner who spent 42 years at Mt Drui...
Hem's Law has been proposed by Angie List as a change to guardianship law allowing a family member or legal representative to authorise medically assisted death once the dying process has clearly begu...
The Mater Queensland eConsult service, funded by the Queensland Government, has operated statewide since October 2025. It connects GPs with rapid specialist input across 16 subspecialties through the...
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...
The Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs backed moving the Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 forward, but Coalition senators argue the package is not ready for passage. The bill would e...
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...
Medicinal cannabis usage in Australia declined in the second half of 2025, dropping to 2.65 million units after regulators signalled a tougher stance on problematic actors. Department of Health, Disab...
Health NZ announced a board refresh led by Health Minister Simeon Brown, naming Mark Darrow as Chair for a three year term starting 1 May 2026. He is joined by Michael Schubert and Dr Bryan Betty on t...
AMA Tasmania has condemned a political flyer circulated by federal Labor MP Julie Collins that named 100% bulk billing clinics and those not yet 100% bulk billing in the Franklin area. The list appear...
A Cochrane review across 17 randomised trials (20,342 participants) published between 2014 and 2024 finds that anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies do not deliver meaningful cognitive or functional gain...
The Australian Medical Association has asked for a seven-tier GP time-based Medicare Benefits Schedule item set in its 2026 budget submission. The proposal rewrites current levels A to E into seven ti...
Private health reform argues Australia’s private sector is not delivering value despite generous subsidies. It outlines three practical steps to fix this: measure patient-reported outcomes using PROMs...
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...
