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

Aged Care

View all 11/06/2025

Catholic Health Australia newsletter

10/06/2025

ARIIA establishes Advisory Group to guide collaborative projects

27/05/2025

National audit reveals key strengths and opportunities for medication oversight in Australian aged care – Monash University

21/05/2025

ACQSC: Draft Audit Evidence Collection Tool (AECT) – Registration

ACQSC: Draft Audit Evidence Collection Tool (AECT) – Variation

Allied

View all 16/06/2025

Renewed nursing definitions reflect modern nursing to embolden the profession – Australian College of Nursing

12/06/2025

No relief for OTs: NDIS price freeze enters seventh year with services at breaking point – Occupational Therapy Australia

Prac Payment for TAFE nursing students to help many take first step in a rewarding career – The Australian College of Nursing

11/06/2025

Community pharmacy invites ‘pop ins’ this Men’s Health Week

06/06/2025

Chemist Warehouse brigade sells another $200m of Sigma; eyes on insiders

Commonwealth

View all 13/06/2025

AIHW: National bowel cancer screening program monitoring report 2025

TGA statement on CHOICE SPF sunscreen findings

11/06/2025

Commonwealth Prac Payment registrations open to TAFE Nursing students

10/06/2025

ALRC: Review of Surrogacy Laws: Issues Paper Released

About the shortage of Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a) injection

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 12/06/2025

Cochlear provides update to FY25 earnings guidance

30/04/2025

DoHAC: HTACCC communique – 19 February 2025

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

Digital Health

View all 13/06/2025

Patients’ and nurses’ perceptions and experiences of a digitally enabled cardiac telerehabilitation program—a qualitative study

10/06/2025

Tanarra Capital secures exit at software biz Health Metrics

02/06/2025

Impact of Digital Health on Patient-Provider Relationships in Respiratory Secondary Care Based on Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence: Systematic Review

29/05/2025

Personalized and collaborative use of digital measurement-based care tools enhances engagement among young adults: a mixed-methods study

21/05/2025

Are people with diabetes mHealth-ready? Smartphone utilisation in a socioeconomically marginalised urban Australian general practitioner-led diabetes clinic

Disability

View all 13/06/2025

NDS: NDIS Price Limits Released Today Deeply Concerning — Peak Body Calls For Urgent Reform To Maintain Quality Disability Services

NDIS: Fairer and more equitable pricing for NDIS participants

10/06/2025

NDS outlines solutions to funding gaps in disasters

29/05/2025

NDIS online data updated

26/05/2025

Unhealthy trend: Wave of NDIS financial collapses hit home

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 28/05/2025

Air inside IV fluid bags from overseas posing an extra risk in emergencies

22/04/2025

Volunteers assist in emergencies in regional Tasmania, but a shortage means paramedics are often on their own

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

Federal Government

View all 12/06/2025

DoHDA: Include COVID-19 Chapter in the Australian Immunisation Handbook

11/06/2025

Department of Health, Disability and Ageing Sign Network Deal with Optus

10/06/2025

DoHDA: Webinar 9: Multi-Purpose Service – Aged Care Reforms: Impacts on the MPSP and providers – webinar recording

DoHDA: Influenza (flu) immunisation data – 1 March to 1 June 2021–2025

06/06/2025

DoHDA: FOV Drug and Alcohol Review Journal

First Nations

View all 11/06/2025

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework – summary report

First Nations Health Funding Transition Advisory Group Communique

16/05/2025

NACCHO Welcomes Ministerial Appointments and Reaffirms Commitment to Closing the Gap

Shifting the focus of child and youth wellbeing programs from crisis to prevention: a mixed methods study of the role of First Nations’ community-controlled organisations

09/05/2025

NACCHO members vote in new Constitution

Hospitals

View all 16/06/2025

Children’s Hospital at Westmead reaches major staffing milestone

More perinatal mental health beds and better access to Townsville University Hospital

10/06/2025

Private equity starts preparing for revived Healthscope auction

30/05/2025

Man almost dies after allegedly taking partner’s VAD drugs at Gold Coast University Hospital

29/05/2025

Shots fired at Kingaroy home locks down hospital

Insurance

View all 13/06/2025

APHA: Has Minister Butler reneged on deadline for insurers to pay up?

03/06/2025

Medibank to return a further $25 million to customers, bringing total give back to $1.64 billion

30/05/2025

Sharp rise in mental health support calls since Medibank launched awareness campaign

21/05/2025

AMA: Alarm bells ring over Bupa’s aggressive vertical integration plans

20/05/2025

Bupa expands primary care services through new mental health clinics

LGBTQIA+

View all 10/06/2025

Queensland’s puberty blockers review panel criticised for lacking gender experts and trans lived experience

19/05/2025

PSA: International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination

16/05/2025

Trans joy in play: How video games can unlock gender euphoria for transgender players – Monash University

05/02/2025

More support for Tasmania’s LGBTIQA+ community

17/01/2025

Supporting Young LGBTIQA+ Victorians To Live Their Best Lives

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 10/06/2025

Medibank and Magda Szubanski team up to start an important conversation about mental health in Australia

06/06/2025

Bathurst Medicare Mental Health Centre now open

28/05/2025

Victoria: Supporting The Lived Experience Mental Health Workforce

27/05/2025

Ten Years of Honouring Mental Health Leadership: Nominations Now Open for the 2025 Australian Mental Health Prize. – UNSW Sydney

Push for police to be removed from mental health crisis responses

Organisations

View all 30/05/2025

‘Very serious’: Health charity investigated after Las Vegas trip

27/05/2025

AAHMS: Congratulations to our eight Fellows elected to the Academy of Science

06/05/2025

Better access to palliative care must be part of the new government’s agenda – Palliative Care Australia

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

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 13/06/2025

Clarity Pharmaceuticals: SABRE topline results: 64Cu-SAR-Bombesin is effective in detecting prostate cancer recurrence in patients with negative SOC imaging

Syntara: New positive interim data in Phase 2 study of SNT-5505 in myelofibrosis

12/06/2025

Radiopharm Theranostics Granted U.S. Food and Drug Administration Fast Track Designation for RAD101 Imaging in Brain Metastases

Noxopharm: Promising Sofra™ results from overseas company

Syntara: SNT-5505 awarded US FDA fast track designation

Primary Care

View all 16/06/2025

AMA: AMA submission on the updated professional capabilities for medical radiation practitioners

12/06/2025

AMA: Too much risk: Non-collaborative prescribing schemes threaten patient safety

11/06/2025

New GP Practice opens in Parkes

10/06/2025

GPs asking men about their behaviour in relationships could help reduce domestic violence

“Let this evaluation see the light of day”: GPs call for release of Queensland drug testing report – Royal Australian College of GPs

Public Health

View all 13/06/2025

RFK Jr. names 8 new members to CDC’s vaccine advisory committee after purging entire panel

National Immunisation Strategy for Australia 2025–2030

11/06/2025

NCIRS webinar: Navigating vaccination for immunocompromised patients – new handbook guidance

10/06/2025

Australia needs to consider environmental impacts in healthcare decisions and planning

02/06/2025

Smoke, mirrors and pressure: a reality check on student vaping

Research

View all 16/06/2025

Systematic reviews cited retracted articles, new study finds

13/06/2025

Medical Research Future Fund funding for regional, rural and remote research

12/06/2025

Meet the 10 groundbreaking projects selected to transform Australia’s heart health future

10/06/2025

Sydney Scientists: World First Discovery Reveals the Hidden Cause of Organ Damage in COVID-19 and Other Deadly Conditions – ThromBio

05/06/2025

Cancer Council ACT announces the 2025 Cancer Research Grant Recipients at Government House

Rural Health

View all 10/06/2025

New data strengthens calls for increased investment in rural students and education and training – National Rural Health Alliance

09/05/2025

Bridging the city-country health divide must be a priority for the next government – Consumers Health Forum of Australia

$6.5 billion deficit in rural health spend – Maternity Consumer Network

06/05/2025

Second-term Albanese Government must act now to implement rural health reform – National Rural Health Alliance

02/05/2025

ACRRM: New grants back community-led solutions to rural healthcare

Specialists

View all 29/05/2025

‘Staff too fearful to speak out’: Cosmetic surgery sector is a work in progress

30/04/2025

RADIOLOGY LEADER IMAGING ASSOCIATES ACCELERATES GROWTH WITH STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF DIAGNOSTICARE – Imaging Associates

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

States

View all 16/06/2025

NSW Health: $50,000 to support Kids of Macarthur Health Foundation

Construction begins for Orange Health Service palliative care

Construction begins for Canowindra HealthOne facility

Victoria: More Care Closer To Home At Sunbury Community Hospital

Victoria: Stage One Of New Phillip Island Community Hospital Opens

Technology

View all 12/06/2025

Cochlear Launches World’s First and Only Smart Cochlear Implant System with upgradeable firmware

This $50m medical scribe start-up says it can cure doctors’ admin pain

10/06/2025

‘Next Cochlear’ launches ASX float to sell its ‘medical Lego’

05/06/2025

Importance of sample size on the quality and utility of AI-based prediction models for healthcare

04/06/2025

FDA Launches Agency-Wide AI Tool to Optimize Performance for the American People

Tenders

View all 16/06/2025

NHMRC: 2025 NHMRC-Horizon Europe

HealthShare Victoria: Medical Imaging Equipment and Radiotherapy Equipment

Metro North Hospital Health Service: Dental Laboratory Services

WA Health Support Services: Dental Consumable Products

Austin Health: Multi-system X-Ray Equipment Infrastructure Assessment

Webinar

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Women's Health

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One step closer to restoring Maternity Services in Biloela

03/06/2025

A new network to help improve postpartum contraception care – Monash University

Postpartum Contraception Network

29/05/2025

Hate over love: conservative influencers have brought angrier anti-abortion politics to Australia

27/05/2025

Australian women lagging on use of IUDs due to education ‘failure’, experts say

Workforce

View all 16/06/2025

Man accused of killing GP Ashley Gordon pleads not guilty to murder

13/06/2025

New charge for prominent doctor accused of sexually assaulting staff

05/06/2025

‘Serious risk’: rape-accused doctor fails to overturn practising suspension

21/05/2025

Planning for the future of the Australian midwifery workforce: the Midwifery Futures workforce model

16/05/2025

Planning for the future of the Australian midwifery workforce: the Midwifery Futures workforce model