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In New South Wales a record number of doctors started GP training in 2026, with 530 aspiring GPs entering the AGPT program. That is a 27 percent rise on 2025. A rural training pathway attracted 255 tr...

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has taken a cautious stance on indefinite referrals as the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing weighs modernising the referral system. The...

The Federal Government has released a consultation paper examining whether current referral rules still fit modern healthcare and is exploring options to extend default referral validity periods. The...

Dr Chris Irwin, who has stood as a RACGP presidential candidate and now leads the Australian Society of General Practice, is urging Victorian GPs to engage in policy advocacy ahead of the state electi...

Australian researchers analysed cancer risk among women who underwent fertility treatments. They linked Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data with the Australian Cancer Database to trac...

Australia's government has halted a plan to move intravitreal eye injections from hospital settings to clinician rooms, with a July 2026 target for reclassification now withdrawn. The reform would hav...

The rural town of Kimba in South Australia remains without a permanent GP three years after the council invested in a $1 million medical centre and two rent-free homes to attract a doctor. The Kimba D...

The Northern Territory held its inaugural GPs@Parliament last week, organised by the RACGP NT faculty. General practitioners offered MPs health checks as they spoke one-on-one about general practice,...

A Labor MP sent a targeted letter to a Victorian general practice, expressing disappointment that it is not operating as a fully bulk-billing clinic and urging a move to 100 per cent bulk-billing. The...

Cohealth chief executive Nicole Bartholomeusz resigned, announced via LinkedIn, triggering questions about the provider’s future. Within a day the organisation said it would close three GP clinics whi...

The federal government has begun rolling out a set of incentives for GP registrars this semester. Registrars starting community-based training can access a salary incentive of up to 30,000, paid in in...

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners backs ending Medicare rebate cheques but objects to a 90 day gap-only payment delay in the proposed electronic system. The government plans to ret...

At a parliamentary forum focused on ME/CFS and long covid, lawmakers, clinicians, researchers and people living with the conditions discussed reform progress and remaining gaps. The hearing highlighte...

The federal government has expanded access to health information in My Health Record under the Sharing by Default reforms. Patients can view limb x-ray reports as soon as they are uploaded. This week...

A survey of more than 2,200 Australian women and girls found violence against women is the top health concern. The results, published in BMC Women’s Health, were shared by Monash University researcher...

The RACGP has pushed back on the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s proposed replacement for the Pay Doctor via Claimant scheme. A December consultation paper outlines a gap only payment mo...

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia reportedly paid up to 110000 per year for a seat at a Canberra birthday dinner for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers. The event doubled...

The Australian government has rolled out a series of March MBS updates. Key changes include new nationwide patient end support items that let GPs provide in person help during video sessions with non...

A new study compares primary care in six wealthy nations and finds the sector is undervalued and underfunded. Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada and the United States...

Australia's 16 specialist medical colleges have launched a national framework to improve ethical billing and fee transparency in specialist care. The Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges develope...