Healthcare Regulation

In December the Supreme Court of Queensland, Justice Rebecca Treston, ruled in favour of ophthalmologist Dr David Kitchen. He sued former Professional Services Review director Professor Julie Quinliva...

The Australian Medical Association submitted to an inquiry into the Treasury Laws Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance and Other Measures) Bill 2025. The AMA argues the bill would...

The Australian Medical Association submitted a policy proposal to cap spinal imaging requests by chiropractors at three per patient per year. A departmental letter dated 15 November 2025 is cited, wit...

Ageing Australia has submitted its view to the government’s review of the Aged Care Rules 2025. It calls for an overhaul to cut the reporting and compliance burden on providers. The peak body says the...

The National Health Reform Agreement has been finalised after months of stalemate between the federal and state governments. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese agreed to additional hospital funding to se...

The Australian Medical Association warns Medicare not to restrict GP access to MBS item 55278, which covers renal duplex ultrasound with B mode imaging and integrated Doppler flow analysis of renal an...

Beacon Hospital in Dublin became the first in the world to trial the Prism-2 software for the Affera Mapping and Ablation System in a clinical setting. The Affera system is used to treat atrial fibril...

A webinar marking global Data Privacy Day warned governance hasn’t kept pace with AI adoption in health care. AI is now embedded in health tools from EHRs to coding and documentation workflows, often...

The Australian Digital Health Agency has invited software developers and implementers to test the Health Connect Australia Provider Directory FHIR Implementation Guide. The directory aims to provide n...

The RACGP has lodged an accreditation submission with the Australian Medical Council for a Rural Generalist Fellowship training program. This follows last year’s recognition of rural generalism as a s...

Ten GPs were honoured in the Australia Day honours list. Nine current or former GPs feature across rural care, obstetrics, aged care and public health. Eight received the Medal of the Order of Austral...

The Therapeutic Goods Administration released its Compliance Principles for 2026–27. It sets out how the agency will monitor and enforce rules for therapeutic goods. The approach is designed to be agi...

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved neffy adrenaline nasal spray, a 2 mg epinephrine device, for emergency treatment of type 1 allergic reactions including anaphylaxis. It is Australia’s...

Australia’s peak medical group, the AMA, issued a position on complementary and alternative medicines. CAM should be used only with primary care and under evidence-based oversight. Evidence for many C...

The Northern Territory government has announced a ban on puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormone treatments for adolescents. This move follows similar restrictions in Queensland, which extended...

Nestlé has recalled five batches of ALFAMINO infant formula in Australia and New Zealand after detecting cereulide, a toxin produced by Bacillus cereus, in the product. The affected batches are intend...

Health Minister Mark Butler is moving to expand PBS access to GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy for obesity treatment. Currently, these medications are only subsidised for type 2 diabetes. The government is con...