The Northern Territory Government is advancing a plan announced in 2024 to let trained pharmacists autonomously prescribe for 21 conditions. As the expansion progresses, GPs in the NT are being consul...
The Australian Medical Association has lodged a submission to the Health Legislation Amendment (Improving Choice and Transparency for Private Health Consumers) Bill 2026, flagging a fundamental flaw:...
Health Minister Mark Butler is backing local MPs who have sent letters urging general practices to switch to universal bulk billing. The move is part of a broader push to secure more bulk-billed servi...
Two rural general practitioners, Dr Bianca Howard and Dr Luke Davies, have joined the Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service in Western Australia after a five-year stint at the Ord Valley Aborigin...
Following serious allegations about a Victorian gynaecologist, a new support package widens the role of general practitioners in care navigation. The Federal Government announced a 7.45 million packag...
The RACGP has raised concerns about a Federal Government plan to overhaul the Medical Costs Finder, arguing it would publish individual GP fees and likely out-of-pocket costs. The submission says publ...
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee is weighing whether to broaden access to the meningococcal B vaccine known as Bexsero by adding it to the National Immunisation Program after an applicat...
Australia's Commonwealth government has announced a $7.45 million funding package for Victoria to strengthen pelvic pain care in general practice. Part of the money will back Primary Health Networks t...
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration granted provisional approval for Wegovy to treat metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis in adults with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis (stage...
Victoria posted a record intake of future GPs in 2026, with 363 doctors commencing general practice training in February. The cohort includes 161 AGPT registrars, 149 on the rural pathway, 53 on the c...
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has lodged a submission with the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, opposing the inclusion of some general practitioners in the prici...
The Consumers Health Forum of Australia released the 2025 National Consumer Sentiment Survey, based on around 5,000 Australian adults. It shows Australians trust the quality and safety of care but wor...
Canberra's government unveiled a $10.5 million component of a $24.3 million package to deliver three bulk-billed general practices in the ACT. The Bulk Billing GP Attraction Initiative aims to guarant...
A Victorian Supreme Court decision awarded a patient $280,000 after a judge ruled consent to a vaginal examination during labour had not been properly obtained. The payout followed an incident at Bend...
MedLuma has been rolled out by Medcast as an AI powered platform that delivers real time, context aware clinical answers from trusted sources. The system uses verified Australian guidelines including...
A new international review of preconception and antenatal care shows men’s health remains a secondary consideration. The RACGP expert Dr Ka-Kiu Cheung says GPs can foster joint responsibility for preg...
The Australian College of Nursing has urged the federal government to revise the Medicare Urgent Care Clinic Program Operational Guidance so nurse practitioners can independently lead Medicare urgent...
DoHDA released the Health Provider Compliance Priorities for 2026, naming five focus areas and placing telehealth at the top of the list. The five areas are Telehealth; Care and management plans; Clai...
The OPTIMAS-GP trial is evaluating an online antimicrobial stewardship toolbox for general practitioners to use during patient consultations. Backed by RACGP, the five-year program unites researchers...
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has rejected the Australian College of Nursing push to let nurse practitioners run urgent care clinics independently. The RACGP says UCCs must sta...
