A selection of links to the latest press releases, tenders and announcements relevant to the Australian health industry

Aged Care

View all 15/04/2025

Palliative care and aged care deserve more attention during election campaign – Palliative Care Australia

ACQSC: Joint letter from CMO and Commissioner to Board Chairs on winter preparedness 2025

14/04/2025

CHA welcomes $60m aged care investment in Top End – Catholic Health Australia

09/04/2025

DoHAC: The new regulatory model – Guidance for CHSP providers

02/04/2025

ACQSC: Aged Care Quality Standards Non-Compliance Decision Log – 1 July 2024 to 28 February 2025

Allied

View all 17/04/2025

Chemist Warehouse targeted in case that may open pharmacies to unions

10/04/2025

SENIORS’ ORAL HEALTH WORSE THAN REST OF NATION, NEW SURVEY FINDS – The Australian Dental Association

08/04/2025

The oral health care needs of people living in residential aged care, Australia, 2016–20: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Prescription medication delays continue across the country

More than 20 patients left with incomplete dental care after two WA dentists suspended

Commonwealth

View all 17/04/2025

DoHAC: Consultation on the new Aged Care Act

DoHAC: Approved Medical Deputising Services (AMDS) – Changes to program guidelines April 2025

AIHW: Profile of Australia’s population

AIHW: Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: early insights

16/04/2025

AIHW: Alcohol and other drug treatment services

Community Care

View all 15/03/2024

Indigenous Governance Awards 2024: Applications extended

07/02/2024

Northern Sydney’s leading community care provider welcomes new name, Proveda

25/10/2023

Championing recognition for unpaid carers

24/10/2023

Care in the comfort of home: WSLHD launches inTouch Community Care video consultations in western Sydney

18/07/2023

ACT Health: CanTEST final report finds strong community support

Devices

View all 16/04/2025

‘Could be next Cochlear or ResMed’: heart device maker wins FDA approval

04/04/2025

Cochlear awaits clarification on application of US tariff

17/02/2025

Cochlear Limited Financial Results for the half year ended December 2024

12/12/2024

Australian women lose class action over controversial medical device

28/11/2024

PCHS24/01: National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards requirements for reprocessing of reusable medical devices in practices

Digital Health

View all 15/04/2025

Visionflex partners with Amplar Health

04/04/2025

Funding of digital health care for the management of chronic conditions in Australia

01/04/2025

AMA: Attorney-General must act on telehealth and voluntary assisted dying

30/03/2025

Dedalus NIHC progresses with production access

New Zealand approves first electronic controlled drug register for pharmacies

Disability

View all 27/03/2025

NDIS Commission issues permanent ban to Freedom Care Group

20/03/2025

Immediate support for families – free online program helps parents of kids with disability – Triple P – Positive Parenting Program

11/03/2025

Metrics set to take control of struggling disability services biz Oncall

26/02/2025

ABS: Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia: Summary of Findings

19/02/2025

NDIS Commission cuts registration waiting times

Education

View all 21/03/2025

Dementia Australia welcomes much-needed education standards for the workforce

27/11/2024

Public humiliation is still a common teaching tool in medical education. Here’s how it leaves patients worse off

22/11/2024

CDU to expand allied health services in Darwin – Charles Darwin University

18/11/2024

AMC: International Medical Graduate Experiences Survey

24/10/2024

ACCC authorises shared practices for graduate medical schools

Emergency Services

View all 15/04/2025

Paramedic Practitioners within ambulance services: views of Australian policymakers, health professionals, and consumers

24/02/2025

Why women wait to call 000 when they suspect they’re having a heart attack – Monash University

10/02/2025

First paramedics in training for 2025 join NSW Ambulance

17/01/2025

Moss Vale community a step closer to new ambulance station

15/01/2025

Crisis-hit health system ramping crisis deepens as official data shows thousands of hours lost to ‘police being ramped’

Federal Government

View all 16/04/2025

AHHA: Federal Election 2025: Health innovation requires strong national leadership

04/04/2025

AHHA: Federal Election 2025: investing in sustainable funding models for better health

02/04/2025

Federal election: Dementia Australia calls for urgent action

Mark Butler: A $300 MILLION STATE-OF-THE-ART HEALTH SERVICE FOR SOUTH ADELAIDE

26/03/2025

ATAGI 110th meeting bulletin – 20 and 21 February 2025

First Nations

View all 16/04/2025

Most Victorian Aboriginal community health buildings rapidly deteriorating, report finds

15/04/2025

NIHLA Response to Comments on Indigenous Affairs and Closing the Gap – National Indigenous Health Leadership Alliance

09/04/2025

IAHA calls for targeted investment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health workforce development – Indigenous Allied Health Australia

02/04/2025

CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY FOR NEW $15.8M YADU HEALTH CLINIC IN CEDUNA – Yadu Health Aboriginal Corporation

21/03/2025

Support First Nations leadership, agency and reform to close the healthcare gap – National Rural Health Alliance

Hospitals

View all 15/04/2025

Tackling acute hospital avoidance: A case for working across boundaries

National Health Reform public hospital funding National report – March 2025

14/04/2025

Ramsay Health Care: State-of-the-art ECT suite opens at Ramsay Clinic Adelaide to support South Australians needing mental health treatment

11/04/2025

Should private equity firms own hospitals?

10/04/2025

IHACPA: General List of In-Scope Public Hospital Services Eligibility Policy

Insurance

View all 15/04/2025

Mark Butler: SELECT NATURAL THERAPIES RETURN TO PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE

09/04/2025

APHA: Health insurance companies crying poor beggars belief

26/03/2025

Frank puts extras base premium increases on ice, delivering cool freeze to members – Frank Health Insurance

07/03/2025

Medibank to support customers impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred

Health insurers ordered to increase funding to private hospitals – The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)

LGBTQIA+

View all 05/02/2025

More support for Tasmania’s LGBTIQA+ community

17/01/2025

Supporting Young LGBTIQA+ Victorians To Live Their Best Lives

16/12/2024

AMA: Action plan to boost health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ people welcomed

The Greens: LGBTIQA+ health action plan light on meaningful reform

13/12/2024

LGBTQIA+ Action Plan important to close health gaps, says PHAA

Medical practitioners

View all 13/08/2024

Medical Board of Australia’s August news for medical practitioners

30/08/2023

Doctor under investigation after patient dies

18/07/2023

Training the next generation of doctors in NSW

03/07/2023

Doctors on notice as cosmetic surgery practice and advertising changes come into effect

21/06/2023

National Health Practitioner Ombudsman: May review

Medico-legal

View all 15/08/2023

Historic win for junior doctors in wage theft case for unpaid overtime

13/07/2023

Charlie Teo found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct

08/06/2023

Mixed prospects for Merck lawsuit against US federal government, says GlobalData

17/05/2023

Three health practitioners hit with fines over unlawful importation of prescription medicines

15/05/2023

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers welcome OAIC decision to investigate Medibank complaint

Mental Health

View all 17/04/2025

CSSA Welcomes Cross-Party Commitment to Mental Health Support

14/04/2025

Election commitments welcome but it’s time for systemic long-term reform – Mental Health Coordinating Council

Election commitments welcome but it’s time for systemic long-term reform – Mental Health Coordinating Council

09/04/2025

Mental health funding welcome but chronic staff shortages loom: CHA

BEYOND BLUE WELCOMES ELECTION PROMISES ON MENTAL HEALTH

Organisations

View all 28/03/2025

Better access to palliative care – Australians call for action – Palliative Care Australia

19/03/2025

Medicines Australia: Recognition for outstanding results in Medicines Australia’s Continuing Education Program

21/02/2025

Consumers Health Forum Budget Submission 2025-26

12/02/2025

Dietitians Australia release federal budget submission

11/02/2025

New state-of-the-art examination test centre to benefit Australian patients

Payments

View all 06/09/2023

Queensland Government: 7 projects get $1 million to boost health and community services workforce

24/08/2023

Raise more revenue to fairly fund services: ACOSS response to the IGR

22/08/2023

NHMRC: Over $9 million for collaborative research projects to improve health care access and equity

14/08/2023

Historic win for junior doctors in wage theft case for unpaid overtime

07/08/2023

RACGP and AMA meeting ACT political leaders to gain clarity for GPs on payroll tax concerns

Pharma/Biotech

View all 16/04/2025

Clarity: SECuRE trial update: First patient treated in the Phase II Cohort Expansion

Noxopharm: SOF-SKN™ successfully passes final pre-trial study

Pfizer axes oral GLP-1 asset over liver injury, blowing hole in obesity plan

Nyrada Quarterly Activities Report & Appendix 4C

14/04/2025

AAMRI Submission – Strategic Examination of Research and Development Discussion Paper

Primary Care

View all 17/04/2025

The Health Needs Assessment 2025-2028 of North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) has now been published

14/04/2025

Australia’s leading training college welcomes new specialist GPs in Toowoomba – Royal Australian College of GPs

GPs: Time is running out to save perinatal and mental health services in northern Tasmania – Royal Australian College of GPs

09/04/2025

DoHAC: Primary Health Networks (PHN) (2017) – concordance files – Australian Statistical Geography Standards (2021) – Statistical Area Level 3

08/04/2025

Dr Monique Ryan calls for greater investment in out of hours bulk-billed GP services

Public Health

View all 17/04/2025

Alcohol remains leading cause for drug treatment in Australia – FARE and Turning Point

09/04/2025

Report confirms urgent need for drug and alcohol policy reform – Justice Reform Initiative

07/04/2025

Australian Centre for Disease Control: First Annual Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report out now

04/04/2025

Heart Foundation to lead cardiovascular sector response to nation’s obesity and overweight challenge

NEW SURVEY: AUTISM DIAGNOSIS DELAYS SKYROCKET, PEAK BODY CALLS FOR ACTION – Autism Awareness Australia

Research

View all 14/04/2025

The trend of once-off versus follow-up Medicare-reimbursed psychiatric consultations and increased telehealth availability: an interrupted time series analysis

Sociodemographic and clinical factors affecting advance care planning: results from a large community cohort in New South Wales, Australia

11/04/2025

Sociodemographic and clinical factors affecting advance care planning: results from a large community cohort in New South Wales, Australia

10/04/2025

First-of-its-kind study: Socioeconomic status determines how many years Australians live in good health – Monash University

09/04/2025

Hospitalization risks associated with floods in a multi-country study

Rural Health

View all 15/04/2025

NRHA: Coalition pledge: a promising step towards rural health equity

11/04/2025

Coalition pledge: a promising step towards rural health equity – National Rural Health Alliance

09/04/2025

ACRRM Fellowship applications open 8 April – step up and train where you are needed most

07/04/2025

SARRAH’s 2025 Federal Election Priorities: Equitable Healthcare for Rural and Remote Australians

31/03/2025

ACRRM calls for rural and remote healthcare to be prioritised as election campaign begins

Specialists

View all 03/04/2025

AMAQ: Increased specialist support for the regions

24/03/2025

RACP pre-budget submission

06/03/2025

New Lidcombe Wellbeing Centre to support neuro care and connection – MS PLus

03/02/2025

GMHBA to support members on cancer journey through new partnership with Osara Health

24/01/2025

Timely access to specialist outpatient care: can applying systems thinking unblock our waiting lists?

States

View all 17/04/2025

WA: Major milestones for hospital redevelopment and expansion

16/04/2025

NSW Health: Construction underway on new $20 million Batemans Bay Community Health facility

Monash IVF disaster shows board’s market insensitivity

15/04/2025

Should self‐administered voluntary assisted dying be supervised? A Queensland case

14/04/2025

NSW Health: New Wyong Safe Haven offers mental health support

Technology

View all 17/04/2025

AI and 3D technology weaponised in fight against cancer

09/04/2025

Drone trial to expedite medical deliveries in remote NT Aboriginal community – Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT)

07/04/2025

Do infectious diseases cause dementia? AI will be looking into it – UNSW Sydney

Oracle tells clients of second recent hack

03/04/2025

StrongRoom AI administrators launch firesale despite freezing order

Tenders

View all 17/04/2025

Victorian Health Building Authority: Principal Consultant – Goulburn Valley Hospital Integrated Cancer Centre Project

NT Government: Provision of Student with Disability Funding Levels – Northern Territory for a Period of 12 Months

16/04/2025

HealthShare Victoria: Medical Imaging Equipment and Radiotherapy Equipment

14/04/2025

Queensland Health: Texture Modified Foods

DoHAC: Request for Expression of Interest – National Early Intervention Service, a Digital Mental Health Service

Women's Health

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NSW’s sole women’s-only clinic dedicated to trauma ends ‘gamechanging’ focus

Victoria: Helping More Victorian Women Access Free Specialised Care

11/04/2025

Healthcare leaders call for affordable, accessible abortion for Australian women – RACGP, ANMF, and WHV among 40 health and medical organisations

02/04/2025

Boom in private ultrasound industry putting mothers and babies at risk

Undergraduate nurse training essential for Australian women’s sexual and reproductive health – Monash University

Workforce

View all 17/04/2025

Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots candidate David Sarikaya was banned from delivering health services

‘Made-up number’: Doctors dispute Simeon Brown’s pay claim

16/04/2025

Cancer-survivor doctor battles one of ‘greatest threats facing humanity’

‘Toxic workplace culture’ at Ballarat Health Services department revealed as main cause of worker Karla Lee Jordan’s suicide

14/04/2025

‘Desperate’ nurse barred from practicing for 18 months after forging documents