Amanda Sheppeard from The Medical Republic won an award at the 2025 Global AMR Media Awards for her story on antibiotic resistance in newborns. Her article highlighted how bacteria in Southeast Asia a...
The TGA has increased efforts to curb illegal social media ads for prescription medicines like weight loss drugs and cosmetic injectables. In 2024–25, it requested over 13,700 posts be removed from di...
The Australian Government has raised concerns about US policies affecting the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). US moves towards 'most-favoured-nation pricing' could lead to lower drug prices in t...
AHPRA reports a 19% increase in notifications against health professionals in 2024–25. The total number of open notifications grew by 26.7%, with over 12,000 cases still unresolved. Older notification...
The Australian government is shifting towards a form of managed care that risks devaluing general practitioners (GPs). New tax rules, like payroll tax, are encouraging the Tenant Doctor model, which a...
The South Australian parliament narrowly rejected a bill that would have restricted late-term abortions after 22 weeks and six days. The legislation was introduced by independent MLC Sarah Game, who w...
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has updated its guidance on social media advertising of therapeutic goods. This follows recent controversial campaigns from telehealth companies like Pilot a...
AHPRA is making changes to its complaints process to reduce stress for doctors. The regulator is involving practitioners with lived experience to help shape reforms. Since 2021, an Expert Advisory Gro...
The Pharmacy Board of Australia is pushing for a new model that allows pharmacists to prescribe medicines independently. The RACGP and AMA oppose this, saying the consultation process was unfair and l...
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) have criticised a proposal to expand pharmacist prescribing. The Pharmacy Board of Australia sugg...
AHPRA and the National Boards are making changes to how they handle complaints about health practitioners in Australia. They’ve involved practitioners with personal experience of the process to help i...
The Australian government is pushing for universal bulk billing for GPs starting November 1. The government claims this will make healthcare free for patients. However, many GPs are sceptical about ho...
The Australian government has launched a new bulk-billing incentive program for general practitioners. The government claims that GPs could earn up to $415,000 a year through these incentives, based o...
Australia has launched a new national framework to improve medication safety during transitions of care. The goal is to reduce medication errors and hospital readmissions, which cost around $1.4 billi...
The Australian government’s PBAC has recommended removing covid antivirals molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir–ritonavir from the Prescriber Bag. This change reflects the evolving covid landscape and the hi...
Pharmacy groups in Australia want to expand pharmacists' prescribing rights. They submitted a plan to the Pharmacy Board to allow pharmacists to prescribe a wider range of medicines, including Schedul...
New research shows weight-loss drugs like semaglutide and tirzepatide can lower urate levels in gout patients with hyperuricemia. The study used data from the Mass General Brigham health system in the...
Two major health organisations in Australia, RANZCOG and ACM, are calling for new laws to restrict labour and birth management to registered health professionals. This follows recent deaths linked to...
New telehealth rules in Australia, starting November 1, limit nurse practitioners' ability to deliver telehealth services. Patients now need a face-to-face appointment within the past year to claim Me...
Patients in Australia love telehealth for its convenience and flexibility. A survey of over 5000 adults shows most use telehealth for routine needs like prescriptions and general advice. Satisfaction...
