Telehealth

South Australia is seeing a notable rise in general practice training. In 2026, 154 future GPs began on the Australian General Practice Training Program in SA, a 35% rise from the previous year. Of th...

The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association published a position statement in Heart Lung Circulation. Telehealth is describ...

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has urged major reforms to how medicinal cannabis is prescribed in Australia. In a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) consultation sub...

Rural telehealth in Australia promised better access with new tech and broader internet. In Utopia, Northern Territory, a real test is under way. Urapuntja Health Service Aboriginal Corporation runs c...

The CareZen virtual care pod began a rollout in Tenterfield, a rural town in New South Wales, giving residents access to bulk-billed psychology sessions delivered by HealthBright. The pod provides a p...

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is urging the federal government to establish an independent pricing authority to set Medicare rebates based on evidence, value and true cost of d...

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has ruled in favour of Nektaria Nicky Tzimas, a nurse who has worked in non-surgical cosmetic medicine since 2008. The board overseeing nursing r...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has tightened the medicinal cannabis framework in Australia. The changes take effect immediately for veterans who have not previously received prescriptions. From no...

Australian weight loss platform Eucalyptus has been sold to US group Hims and Hers for about 1.6 billion US dollars. Tim Doyle, founder and chief executive, will lead Hims and Hers international opera...

US telehealth group Hims & Hers has completed the purchase of Australia’s Eucalyptus for USD 1.15 billion, bringing 775,000 customers under its umbrella. Eucalyptus operates online clinics including P...

In New Zealand, retirement villages are placing digital tools at the centre of operations. The Senior Trust Retirement Village Income Generator reports that villages are increasingly investing in digi...

Medibank has disclosed the latest set of results after buying Better Medical, expanding its general practice footprint in Australia. The November deal valued at 163.5 million added 61 GP practices to...

Australia needs a national digital nursing passport. The Australian College of Nursing released its 2026–27 pre-budget submission. It calls for a federally funded National Nursing Capability Passport...

New data from the spatial data intelligence organisation Informed Decisions shows almost a quarter of the healthcare workforce is aged 55 or older. The dataset covers providers across aged care, disab...

The Department of Veterans' Affairs has updated the framework for the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, affecting how medicinal cannabis is subsidised for defence force veterans. The change...

A Queensland Supreme Court ruling favoured ophthalmologist Dr David Kitchen in his lawsuit against former Professional Services Review director Professor Julie Quinlivan. The judge found Quinlivan lia...

The Improving Choice and Transparency for Private Health Consumers Bill sets out plans to publish GP fees and bulk-billing rates by default on the Medical Costs Finder. The data would come from Medica...

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners reports a record start to GP training in 2026. A total of 1772 doctors will begin general practice training this year. Of them, 161 will spend at...

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has a Fellow Support Service to help doctors after they gain a Fellowship. The program offers advice, education, supervision and mentoring...