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

Aged Care

View all 10/07/2025

ACQSC: Standard audit initiation meeting agenda

ACQSC: Standard senior management meeting agenda

ACQSC: Standard governing body meeting agenda

ACQSC: Standard opening meeting agenda

ACQSC: Standard entry meeting agenda

Allied

View all 11/07/2025

PGA: Guild applauds AHPRA’s medicinal cannabis crackdown

10/07/2025

Nominate your community pharmacy heroes to help find Australia’s best!

25/06/2025

SNHN Education Event: Nurses Network – The First 2000 Days of Life

24/06/2025

APNA welcomes new president

18/06/2025

Nominations closing soon for IAHA National Excellence in Allied Health Awards

Commonwealth

View all 11/07/2025

TGA: Counterfeit Botox vials detected

TGA: GMP Clearance: backlog reduction strategy progress update

09/07/2025

Ahpra: Guidance on medicinal cannabis prescribing targets unsafe practice

08/07/2025

AIHW: Procedures data cubes

AIHW: Australian refined diagnosis-related groups (AR-DRG) data cubes

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 23/06/2025

Ottai unveils revolutionary ai-powered biosensor set to transform chronic disease care

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

Digital Health

View all 03/07/2025

Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) Program – From All Walks, One Path

HFMA Continues Partnership with PowerHealth

19/06/2025

Western NSW Podcast: Let’s Get Literal About Digital Health

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

Disability

View all 11/07/2025

NDIS: Information for SDA investors

30/06/2025

Saving the NDIS: How to rebalance disability services to get better results

23/06/2025

NDIS Pricing changes discriminate against rural and remote Australians: SARRAH

17/06/2025

2025-26 NDIS Pricing Arrangement and Price Limits released

13/06/2025

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

Education

View all 18/06/2025

Flinders ranked #2 in the world for reducing inequality in global university rankings

University of Tasmania ranked first in the world for Climate Action in the Times Higher Education Impact rankings

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

Emergency Services

View all 11/07/2025

Comcare: Supporting first responders with PTSD

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

Federal Government

View all 09/07/2025

DoHDA: Expressions of interest open for Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in Maitland and Terrigal

DoHDA: Videos on the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home start date 

07/07/2025

DoHDA: Private health insurance reform data quarterly trends report

DoHDA: HS DAG communique – May 2025

01/07/2025

$12 million for new heart disease and diabetes medical supports

First Nations

View all 10/07/2025

Bone health perspectives among Indigenous people: a qualitative study

08/07/2025

Spotlight on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Public Health Research during NAIDOC Week – Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health / Public Health Association of Australia

Heal country, heal our nation: Talking up racism

30/06/2025

NACCHO Sector News

23/06/2025

Latest NACCHO sector news

Hospitals

View all 08/07/2025

IHACPA: National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector 2024-25

30/06/2025

Purpose-built palliative care spaces at Lithgow hospital

26/06/2025

Focus groups planned on the future of David Berry Hospital

Life-changing lymphoedema surgery unveiled at Greenslopes Private Hospital

New support on the importance of bereavement in hospitals

Insurance

View all 11/07/2025

Medibank first insurer to pay towards pharmacogenetic testing

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

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 30/06/2025

Navigating the mental health system for young people

26/06/2025

Australia’s mental health plan “not fit for purpose”, urgent reform needed

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

Organisations

View all 04/07/2025

Little Heroes Gala 2025- A Night In Vegas

01/07/2025

Medical Board of Australia News

24/06/2025

Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society (ADIPS) 2025 consensus recommendations for the screening, diagnosis and classification of gestational diabetes

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

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 11/07/2025

Orthocell announces first US Remplir sales revenue

09/07/2025

Orthocell Quarterly report June 2025

Nova Eye Medical Delivers Record Revenues for FY25 – Nova Eye Medical (ASX:EYE)

08/07/2025

WHO grants official INN for Syntara’s clinical development asset SNT-5505: amsulostat

02/07/2025

Ego Pharmaceuticals Doubles Down On Skincare Line

Primary Care

View all 08/07/2025

Change Makers: Pitching for Prevention – Grants Now Open for Suicide Prevention Initiatives

ACRRM celebrates NAIDOC Week and the next generation of First Nations Rural Generalists

07/07/2025

GPs celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership and self-determination this NAIDOC Week – Royal Australian College of GPs

Extension of healthdirect Video Call COVID-19 GP Program and PHN Exemplar Program to 30 June 2026

04/07/2025

Murray PHN NAIDOC Week 2025 events

Public Health

View all 07/07/2025

Cancer rates in Australians under 50 are rising at a pace that’s alarming doctors and scientists

03/07/2025

Community urged not to touch bats after rare case of Australian bat lyssavirus

02/07/2025

National Lung Cancer Screening Program – Guidelines

30/06/2025

More Aussies were hospitalised due to their drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic

WHO Scientific advisory group issues report on origins of COVID-19

Research

View all 11/07/2025

NHMRC: Have your say: Consumer and community involvement is essential for high quality research

NHMRC: $20 million investment towards health and medical research partnerships

Using cluster analysis to identify the health literacy strengths and challenges of people living with motor neurone disease in Australia

10/07/2025

Researchers reveal that transparent data-sharing is a powerful signal of study quality in pregnancy research – Monash University

A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions to reduce or prevent symptoms of common mental disorders and suicidality in physicians

Rural Health

View all 03/07/2025

2025 La Trobe Rural Health School Conference: Innovating for Equity: Bridging Gaps in Rural Health Care

Applications for ACRRM Fellowship now open

20/06/2025

Community-led health service in Mareeba calls for urgent infrastructure funding support – National Rural Health Alliance

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

Specialists

View all 03/07/2025

Have your say on Australian Safety and Quality Medical Imaging Accreditation Scheme

20/06/2025

Ramsay Health Care: Specialised skin cancer surgery service launches on the Sunshine Coast

19/06/2025

Call for more paediatricians as major government study shows more children at risk: RACP

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

States

View all 11/07/2025

NSW Health: Broken Hill Hospital’s upgraded Emergency Department reaches another milestone

NSW Health: New Keith’s Closet supporting those in the Illawarra living with mental illness

09/07/2025

EHealth NSW: Reflecting on 12 months of eHealth NSW’s Aboriginal Employment Strategy

NSW Health: Access pathway for Nepean Adolescent Mental Health Unit

NSW Health: New virtual health hub improving access to specialist menopause care

Technology

View all 10/07/2025

Australians join elite group of scientists using AI to create man-made proteins – Monash University

AI joins the fight against superbugs

Large-scale AI integration between Annalise.ai & Parkway in Singapore

07/07/2025

Artificial intelligence and public health: prospects, hype and challenges

03/07/2025

Investing in the APS’ data and digital foundations – Implementation Plan 2024

Tenders

View all 11/07/2025

Capital Health Network: Request for Proposal: Commonwealth Psychosocial Support Program

10/07/2025

SA: Department for Education: Child Health and Development Check Program Expansion

09/07/2025

NDIA: NDIS Partners in the Community (PITC) Program Early Childhood (EC) Services in the Ovens Murray Service Area

Queensland Health: Pedorthist Services

08/07/2025

HNECC PHN: Tender Opportunity: Deliver Compassionate Short-Term Support for Distressed Individuals in Tamworth and Newcastle

Webinar

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Women's Health

View all 16/06/2025

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 30/06/2025

The unsung heroes of our healthcare system

27/06/2025

2025 Cancer Pain Conference – “Pain and the cancer patient – Let’s explore”

17/06/2025

National Personal Care Worker Qualifications and Training Survey

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