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

Aged Care

View all 31/03/2026

Anne Webster: Aged Care Assessment Failures Escalate as Review Requests Surge – Media Release

30/03/2026

Anne Ruston: LABOR’S FAILED SUPPORT AT HOME ROLLOUT EXPOSED

Anne Ruston: LABOR’S AGED CARE REFORMS DRIVING UP COSTS FOR OLDER AUSTRALIANS

OIGAC: Embedding human rights in aged care – 2025 progress report

27/03/2026

ACQSC: Incident at Regis Aged Care, Aspley, Queensland – Statement from Liz Hefren-Webb, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner

Allied

View all 25/03/2026

Ramsay Pharmacy completes transition to Symbion as primary wholesaler – Ramsay Health Care

11/03/2026

PSA opens public consultation on the draft Code of Ethics for Pharmacists

Infinity Pharmacy directors claim Wesfarmers blocked sale to rival

APHA: Government scraps eye injection change amid warnings patients worse off

04/03/2026

PSA: The pharmacy profession commences work on reviewing the National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia

Commonwealth

View all 31/03/2026

TGA: Listed Medicine Compliance Reports – March 2026 Update

30/03/2026

TGA head defends handling of Australia’s sunscreen scandal over SPF test results

Health insurers are expanding into GP services. Here’s why it could be a threat to Medicare

AIHW: National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection

AIHW: Child protection Australia 2023–24

Community Care

View all 05/09/2025

AHHA: Health precincts key to unlocking potential of value-based health care

06/08/2025

While the UK plans, Victoria is already delivering: Community Health – a Proven Model for Preventative and Equitable Care – Community Health First

14/07/2025

Community kitchen on the chopping block as Latrobe Health Assembly forced to close

15/03/2024

Indigenous Governance Awards 2024: Applications extended

07/02/2024

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

Devices

View all 13/02/2026

Cochlear lowers guidance after delays to new implant rollout

03/12/2025

Samsung handsets could be leaving hundreds of thousands at risk

19/11/2025

VenstraMedical Secures Investment From Highcroft Capital to Advance Next-generation Cardiac Support Device

12/11/2025

Cochlear-backed Epiminder bullish about growth ahead of $325m listing

06/08/2025

Renewed calls to subsidise insulin pumps and glucose monitors for diabetics

Digital Health

View all 20/03/2026

ACRRM: Practice Standard for Digitally Connected Rural and Remote Communities

11/03/2026

The Critical Role of Health Information Managers In Digital Health

10/03/2026

INSTANTSCRIPTS REACHES 3 MILLION USERS AND 10 MILLION HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERED

09/03/2026

New toolkit to build enduring digital health innovation in Indonesia – Monash University

Eucalyptus millionaires target new start-up investments with $15m fund

Disability

View all 30/03/2026

National Disability Data Asset Council’s first Annual Report is now available

25/03/2026

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 Report

NDIS participants work more, earn more and feel better – e61 Institute

23/03/2026

NDIS commits to stronger action on Closing the Gap for First Nations people with disability

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025: REPORT – March 2026

Education

View all 19/03/2026

Excellence Recognised in Medicines Australia’s Continuing Education Program

18/03/2026

IHACPA: PhD Candidates announced for the National Industry PhD Scholarship in Health Economics

25/02/2026

University of Notre Dame abruptly halts new enrolments in nursing course

17/02/2026

$10.8 million gift establishes new research chair at UNSW

New PhD scholarship program to advance nursing leadership in digital health – Australian College of Nursing, Australian Catholic University, Ausmed, Monash Health

Emergency Services

View all 05/03/2026

Regional NSW Ambulance staff recognised for outstanding service and bravery

23/02/2026

LifeFlight airlifts man after quadbike rollover

16/01/2026

LifeFlight airlifts man after hinterland motorcycle crash

15/01/2026

Design unveiled for new ambulance station at Lisarow

08/01/2026

New Triple Zero Victoria CEO Appointed

Federal Government

View all 31/03/2026

Mark Butler: Expert advisory group for prostate cancer

DoHDA: Free online mental health service now available

30/03/2026

DoHDA: Upcoming Chronic Conditions Prevention and Integrated Care Program

Rebecca White: One step closer to eliminating viral hepatitis

Mark Butler: Expanded immunotherapy PBS listing to treat more cancers

First Nations

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Yerrabi Yurwang Health Hub closing due to lack of funding, leaving First Nations patients in Canberra in the lurch

20/03/2026

Minns Labor Government boosts Aboriginal-led heart research to drive improved health outcomes

19/03/2026

Closing the Gap: Progress Stalling Without Remote Early Years Investment – Moriarty Foundation

27/02/2026

Rebecca White: First Nations-led trial to attract more doctors to Charleville, Queensland

24/02/2026

Submissions open for the 2026 National Indigenous Closing the Gap Health Conference, 8-10 December, Gold Coast

Genetics

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Hospitals

View all 31/03/2026

APRA releases private health insurance risk equalisation statistics for 2024-25

30/03/2026

Top health insurance claims revealed: New data shows what Australians use their cover for at every life stage – Private Healthcare Australia

Construction commences on $100m New Epping Medical building

23/03/2026

Coroner finds Worimi woman’s death at Lightning Ridge hospital was preventable

20/03/2026

Queensland: Gladstone Hospital Rescue Plan underway as works begin on new modular hospital expansion

Insurance

View all 19/03/2026

Medibank: My Home Hospital celebrates major milestone as demand for at-home acute care continues to grow

18/02/2026

Medibank announces 2026 premium change

17/02/2026

Medibank Expands Funding to Emyria’s Victorian Clinic

16/02/2026

Medibank Expands Funding to Support Emyria’s Mornington Peninsula Clinic

11/02/2026

nib’s group CIO of 13 years leaves

LGBTQIA+

View all 09/03/2026

At least 2300 children given puberty blockers as states refuse to release data

08/01/2026

Supporting Young LGBTIQA+ Victorians To Thrive

21/11/2025

New Zealand bans puberty blockers for young transgender people

21/08/2025

Health official’s trans stillbirth remark fuels woke row

29/07/2025

Critics claim gender clinics are seeing an excess of trans boys. But new data suggest otherwise

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 30/03/2026

Mental health is too important to be healthcare’s poor relation

19/03/2026

Psychedelics may be no better than antidepressants for depression: studies

11/03/2026

Patient detained under mental health laws waited more than four days in emergency department for bed

09/03/2026

EMDR mental health therapy helped Katie heal, but her court case was discontinued

04/03/2026

Budget action needed to tackle Australia’s mental health crisis – Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

Nursing

View all 31/03/2026

ACN Foundation opens applications for 2026 nursing scholarships – Australian College of Nursing

30/03/2026

Calls for financial relief for nurses and midwives struggling with cost-of-living pressures – The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)

26/03/2026

Let nurse practitioners lead Urgent Care Clinics to address staffing issues – Australian College of Nursing

10/03/2026

ACN Policy Summit – Retaining our nursing workforce amid critical shortages – Australian College of Nursing

27/02/2026

APNA welcomes Senate Committee recommendation – Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)

Organisations

View all 16/03/2026

Surviving childhood cancer is not enough – 20+ national organisations call for lifelong support for survivors – Children’s Cancer CoLab

Respiratory Health Priorities Spotlighted at TSANZSRS ASM 2026 – The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ)

24/02/2026

Purple Poppy Day: Honouring those who served on four legs

11/02/2026

Palliative Care Australia backs calls to end placement poverty for medical and allied health students – Palliative Care Australia

05/02/2026

Brotherhood of St. Laurence Welcomes Thriving Kids – Supporting Children and Families Where They Live, Learn and Play

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 31/03/2026

Firebrick Secures $1.5 million via Placement

Paradigm Confirms 50% of Patients Dosed in Phase 3 OA Trial Enabling Progress Toward Interim Analysis

30/03/2026

Alterity Therapeutics Receives Positive FDA Feedback Following Type C Meeting on ATH434 Phase 3 Program

24/7 glucose monitoring now more affordable for type 2 diabetes – Ethical Strategies on behalf of Pharmaco Australia & New Zealand

How a $10m loan could net Pro Medicus a staggering $266m return

Primary Care

View all 31/03/2026

25,000 flu cases by March means it’s time to vaccinate: RACGP

30/03/2026

AMA: Private health reform ‘gap’ leaves patients paying the price

Brisbane GPs in training head south-west to experience practice in rural Queensland – Royal Australian College of GPs

Two in five Australian GPs use AI scribes to record patient notes – but do they trade care for convenience?

27/03/2026

Mark Butler: Future secured for Canberra Health Co-Op and three new bulk billing GP clinics for ACT

Public Health

View all 31/03/2026

ACDC: Travelling? Add measles vaccination to your holiday checklist

Go Gentle Australia: 2026 State of VAD Report

CHF: National Consumer Sentiment Survey

30/03/2026

ABS: Deaths due to acute respiratory infections in Australia

NHS: Neighbourhood health framework

Research

View all 31/03/2026

Snow Medical invests $24 million in three new research fellows, strengthening NSW’s biomedical research leadership – UNSW Sydney

Equal Identities: A human rights review of the experiences of trans and gender diverse people in Australia

30/03/2026

Monash research shows how to close the maternal health gap – Monash University

Can routinely collected electronic medical record (EMR) data support hospital resource allocation? A retrospective analysis of 332,711 presentations to a public quaternary teaching hospital in South Australia (2020–2025)

25/03/2026

Horrific deaths of research monkeys exposed in Australian breeding facilities – Animal-Free Science Advocacy

Rural Health

View all 09/03/2026

Regional patient ‘effectively ramped’ for almost three days waiting for care

19/01/2026

Rural doctor who exposed Erin Patterson says he’s closing practice to ‘avoid financial oblivion’

21/11/2025

The regional health crisis solution that is hiding in plain sight

28/10/2025

Haines moves to establish $2 billion fund to build rural and regional hospitals

24/10/2025

Annual report – Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner 2024-25

Specialists

View all 06/03/2026

Medical colleges commit to national reform on specialist access and affordability for all Australians – Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges

ACRRM: Medical colleges unite to improve specialist access and affordability for all

05/03/2026

Medical colleges unite to improve specialist access and affordability for all Australians – Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges

04/03/2026

RANZCP Federal Pre-Budget Submission 2026-2027

Lucy Letby case expert witness was under fitness-to-practise investigation during trial

States

View all 31/03/2026

NSW: Safety in the spotlight with $2.5M Lung Bus rolling into Parramatta Business Community Safety Forum

NSW: New helipad for the $835 million John Hunter Hospital expansion gets the green light

Victoria: Labor Puts Aboriginal Mothers At The Heart Of Care

Northern Territory paramedics face record rates of assault amid critical resourcing shortage

30/03/2026

Allied health professionals celebrated at the NSW Health Excellence in Allied Health Awards

Technology

View all 31/03/2026

ACSQHC: Usability Guidance for Optimising My Health Record Viewing Platforms in Acute Care

ChatGPT acts as a “cognitive crutch” that weakens memory, new research suggests

25/03/2026

Software developer loses case after using AI

24/03/2026

Unlocking capacity for care: Heidi’s 2025 Impact Report

AU eRequesting Implementation Guide

Tenders

View all 31/03/2026

Goulburn Valley Health: Provision of Audiology Services

Forecast opportunity: DoHDA: Chronic Conditions Prevention and Integrated Care Program

Contract notice: DoHDA: Economic Research and Analysis Services; $2,122,807.81; Monash University

Contract notice: DoHDA: Development of a Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Qualification; $742,500; ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

30/03/2026

mbulance Victoria: Victorian Stroke Telemedicine Equipment, Management and Support Services

Third Degree

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Webinar

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WHO

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Women's Health

View all 19/03/2026

Medical advocacy is crucial for young women but it can feel like a ‘catch-22’

16/03/2026

PSA: ‘A step forward for equity’; PSA welcomes women’s health pilot

11/03/2026

Women with Asherman’s syndrome call for tighter control of outdated practices

09/03/2026

Seeing the same midwife or doctor in pregnancy and labour reduces the risk of birth trauma

NHS is letting women down through ‘medical misogyny’, says Wes Streeting

Workforce

View all 30/03/2026

Months out from Thriving Kids, workforce questions remain unanswered

27/03/2026

New role harnesses digital health innovation and AI at University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Hospital

World-leading autism expert heads to WA to transform child care

26/03/2026

Hunter out-of-home care manager accused of raping five women applies for bail

25/03/2026

2026 Edelman Trust Barometer