Researchers analysed data from more than 36,000 GPs across 103 local areas in Australia, covering before, during and after the COVID period. GPs who used telemedicine more intensively prescribed aroun...
ACRRM will start 370 GP registrars this training year, above its 320 funded places. It marks the third straight year of overfill for the college. The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is neg...
South Australia is shaping its policy debate ahead of the state election with a focus on general practitioner workforce and after hours care. The Liberal Party has pledged to remove payroll tax for GP...
The Commonwealth Fund released the 2025 Causes and Impacts of Burnout Among Primary Care Physicians in 10 Countries. It surveyed around 11 000 general practitioners across Australia, Canada, France, G...
Victoria expanded its Community Pharmacist Program to let pharmacists prescribe and dispense two hormonal contraceptives and an impetigo treatment. The change builds on a rollout that began last year,...
Victoria has expanded its Community Pharmacist Program, now marketed as Chemist Care Now, to broaden what pharmacists can provide without a prescription. The changes add two additional hormonal contra...
In Saskatchewan, a remote nursing station uses a robotic arm to guide ultrasound while a technologist in Saskatoon operates the device from a distance. The system pairs robotic ultrasound with Teladoc...
A satirical forecast from Professor Candid sets out what 2026 might feel like for Australian general practice. Published by Medical Republic, it doubles as a light poke at clinic frustrations while st...
A new report from the Department of Health highlights that smaller GP practices, especially those with fewer doctors, limited staff, or in lower socio-economic or rural areas, face more barriers to ac...
From 1 March 2026, GPs in Australia will be able to claim Medicare rebates for ECG services again. This reverses a decision made in 2020 that stopped funding for GPs to perform ECGs. The change means...
The Australian government will start reimbursing GPs and specialists equally for ECG services from March 2026. This change follows years of lobbying by the RACGP and other health groups. The move is b...
The Australian Digital Health Agency and the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre launched two new eLearning courses. One targets vocational healthcare students and covers understanding My Healt...
The Australian government has announced nearly $500 million in savings across health, disability, and aged care sectors over four years. Most of these cuts come from aged care, including $255.7 millio...
Dr Liza Robertson, a senior GP at Wuchopperen Health Service in Far North Queensland, was awarded the RACGP Aunty Val Dahlstrom Award for Aboriginal Health Excellence. She has worked in remote Aborigi...
The University of Sydney research warns that AI tools in primary care are being used without enough safety checks. AI applications like ChatGPT, scribes, and patient apps are increasingly common in cl...
The AMA has revised its Clinical Academic Pathways in Medicine position statement to highlight issues with research quality among early-career doctors. They point out that many medical colleges now re...
Doctor’s Health NSW released its annual Impact Report showing a rise in calls to its confidential support hotline for medical professionals. The main reasons for calling were workplace stress, mental...
The Australian government introduced a new Aged Care Act in 2024 and launched the Support at Home program on 1 November 2025. These changes focus on increasing fees for aged care services, especially...
Dr Raji Krishnan has been practising medicine for over 40 years, mainly focusing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. She was recognised as RACGP’s 2025 GP of the Year at the GP25 con...
Australian oncologists are under significant stress due to a growing demand for cancer care. The system is struggling because there are not enough positions and many oncologists work part-time or in f...
