The Northern Territory will trial the Single Employer Model to bolster general practice in rural areas. The program will start in June 2026 and run through December 2028, supporting up to 24 full-time...
Regulators in Australia have issued guidance warning health practitioners against treating family or close friends, except in emergencies or when no other clinician is available. The Medical Board of...
Google now routinely generates AI overviews for healthcare queries in Australia, with about 88% producing a paragraph about the queried doctor. Most patients do not click through to underlying pages,...
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...
An evaluation of GP and pharmacist experiences with the PBS 60-day dispensing measure shows uptake has been slower than hoped. The study analysed PBS dispensing claims from 1 September 2023 to 30 Apri...
On 26 April 2026, the Federal Government announced two major immunisation campaigns: the Childhood Immunisation Campaign and the Winter Vaccination Program, fronted by Federal Health and Ageing Minist...
The RACGP has urged the Australian National Audit Office to press DoHDA on the risks of using AI to monitor Medicare non-compliance. In an April 2026 submission, the college argued AI should be avoide...
Emergency doctors have called for government investment in rural GPs, using a Senate Inquiry into rural Medicare funding to push for reform. ACEM argues expanded rebates for chronic disease management...
The RACGP confirms the 2026 Health of the Nation survey is open until 3 May at 11.59 pm AEST. The results feed into the annual Health of the Nation report, which RACGP uses to advocate to government f...
Dr Adele Stewart uses a NewsGP opinion to argue that chronic pain cannot be explained by tissue damage alone and GPs should adopt a biopsychosocial, person-centred approach. She ties this to the 2020...
An outbreak of diphtheria in the Kimberley region of Western Australia has pushed the state's cases to 34 for the year. The Kimberley accounts for 29 cases, with two in the Goldfields and two in the P...
Context concerns a growing role for general practice in ADHD management and the uneven distribution of care. WA has historically had high stimulant prescribing and the Four Corners findings align with...
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...
Sparked is pushing forward FHIR data standards as part of its rollout, led by CSIRO’s Australian eHealth Research Centre. The initiative, supported by the Department of Health Disability and Ageing, t...
The federal government will fund the RSV vaccine Arexvy under the National Immunisation Program for older Australians from 15 May. Eligibility expands to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a...
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...
In Australia, automated insulin delivery systems are expanding, but access remains unequal. The opinion by Dr Ben Nash and Dr Morgan Rayner explains that AID combines a continuous glucose monitor, an...
