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

Aged Care

View all 07/01/2026

WA Government’s $100m Low-Interest Loan Scheme a win for residential aged care in WA

ACQSC: Fee waiver guidance

06/01/2026

Regis Healthcare CEO resignation

23/12/2025

Two more rural aged care homes to be expanded and upgraded

ACQSC: A new rights-based process for complaints – what providers can expect from us

Allied

View all 03/01/2026

DENTAL CHANGES LEAVE VETERANS SMILING

29/12/2025

PROPOSED PLAN TO INCREASE DENTIST NUMBERS COULD PUT PATIENT SAFETY AT RISK – Australian Dental Association

28/12/2025

Pharmacy Guild: Millions need New Year Medicines price cut

23/12/2025

PSA: “Implement them all”; PSA back every recommendation of the Pharmacy Programs Cost Effectiveness Review

22/12/2025

PSA enters into Heads of Agreement for the First Pharmacy Programs Agreement to progress partnership and certainty

Commonwealth

View all 14/01/2026

Update to agenda for the March 2026 PBAC meeting

13/01/2026

TGA recall advice: Anko Small and Large Gel Paks

Booty N Buff Nutrition issued infringement notices for the alleged unlawful advertising of sports supplements

12/01/2026

TGA approves registration of lenancapavir for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) for HIV (YEYTUO)

PBS: March 2026 – PBAC Meeting

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 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

23/06/2025

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

Digital Health

View all 23/12/2025

AIDH announces new Board appointment, re-election and farewell to outgoing Director

11/12/2025

Development of a digital dashboard to address population-level obesity using electronic medical record data

08/12/2025

Global Health and Best Practice partner to enhance digital connectivity across healthcare

04/12/2025

Telehealth use in Voluntary Assisted Dying: a systematic review

28/11/2025

ANDHealth annual report

Disability

View all 13/01/2026

One third of reassessed NDIS plans see cuts to funding

12/01/2026

Disability support worker charged with client’s manslaughter granted bail

06/01/2026

NDIS Reforms in 2026: Families Brace for a Major System Overhaul – The Sensory Specialist

30/12/2025

Parliamentary inquiry urges delay to NDIS changes for children with autism

23/12/2025

Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability presents report on the Thriving Kids Initiative – House of Representatives

Education

View all 30/12/2025

Instead of sending city doctors to rural hospitals, this uni is changing course

18/12/2025

Dept of PM&C: Using behaviour insights to tackle youth vaping: A student competition with the University of Melbourne

11/12/2025

Avance Clinical Launches Diversity in STEM Scholarships Across Australia and North America

02/10/2025

Project plots a quantum leap to bridge healthcare gap

29/08/2025

CDU Health Hub doubles service delivery as demand surges

Emergency Services

View all 08/01/2026

New Triple Zero Victoria CEO Appointed

05/12/2025

NSWA launches Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) in The Rock

03/12/2025

Ambulance Victoria put on blast as union takes over social media in escalating pay dispute – Ambulance Managers & Professionals Association (AMPA)

27/11/2025

Cardiac arrest survivors reunite with NSW Ambulance PRECARE critical care medical team and paramedics

14/11/2025

Drunk engineers, ‘shoddy maintenance’, humiliated patients: Westpac Rescue fights to save reputation

Federal Government

View all 13/01/2026

Medicare Mental Health Check In Fact Sheet – Professionals FAQs

Statement of Expectations from health minister Mark Butler to DoHDAC

TV interview with federal health minister Mark Butler, Today Show

12/01/2026

DoHDA: Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) (Registration of Entities) Determination 2025

DoHDA: Statement of Expectations (SOE) – 18 December 2025

First Nations

View all 04/01/2026

DoHDA: Bringing closer and faster testing and treatment to First Nations communities

28/12/2025

Aboriginal community tension in Victoria’s north amid health board division

15/12/2025

Leading Northern Territory program triples liver cancer survival rates for Aboriginal Territorians – Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) and Menzies School of Health

18/11/2025

‘Truly inspiring’: RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander award winners announced

07/11/2025

Standing together for equity in emergency care – Australian Indigenous Doctors Association

Genetics

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Hospitals

View all 12/01/2026

Coronial inquest into death of Indigenous woman identifies ‘chain of failures’ at Royal Darwin Hospital

Baby’s death, brain damage at Toowoomba Hospital spark calls for major investigation

28/12/2025

IHACPA: NEP25 National Cost and Activity Drivers Report

Concerns over abortion, vasectomies, IVF, gender-affirming care access as Catholic organisation Calvary buys Hobart Private

23/12/2025

National Capital Private Hospital sold to multinational healthcare giant

Insurance

View all 14/01/2026

ivate Health Insurance Ombudsman: quarterly update 1 July to 30 September 2025

12/12/2025

Medibank demonstrates ongoing commitment to Australia’s health transition through new diabetes prevention research award

04/12/2025

Report to the Australian Senate For the period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 On anti-competitive and other practices by health insurers and providers in relation to private health insurance

PHA: Health funds return almost $4.8 billion in savings and givebacks to members, new official figures show

19/11/2025

Medibank: 2025 AGM Chair and CEO address

LGBTQIA+

View all 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

10/06/2025

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

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 06/01/2026

Emergency departments ill-suited for mental health crises, advocates say

29/12/2025

More Mental Health Support For Melbourne’s Inner North

19/12/2025

PM, DoHDA: Mental health support package in response to Bondi terrorist attack

18/12/2025

Australians for Mental Health welcomes mental health spend in mid-year budget update

11/12/2025

Grattan Institute: Australia’s mental health gap is widening

Nursing

View all 15/12/2025

ANMF condemns Bondi Beach mass shootings – The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation

05/12/2025

ACN welcomes NSW health reform agenda, calls for investment in nursing-led models of care – Australian College of Nursing

ACN welcomes ACT’s landmark nurse practitioner reforms and urges other jurisdictions to follow – Australian College of Nursing

20/11/2025

Grattan backs better use of nursing expertise as part of hospital funding fix – Australian College of Nursing

19/11/2025

Healthscope nurses and midwives to hold stop-work rally – The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch)

Organisations

View all 18/12/2025

Australian Medical Council: Update to the AMC MCQ Examination Pass Standard

20/11/2025

IPAN: Prioritise Health not AUKUS – IPAN Media Release 19 Nov 2025

04/11/2025

Australian Medical Council annual reports

Medicines Australia publishes Annual Report and announces new Board Directors

03/11/2025

RANZCOG & ACM Call on Health Ministers to End Freebirth Deaths

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 14/01/2026

Australian start-up unveils world-first physics model to visualise human proteins

12/01/2026

Doctors divided on push for taxpayer-funded weight-loss drugs

08/01/2026

Bayer’s Monsanto sues Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna over mRNA technology

Novotech Appoints Anand Tharmaratnam as New CEO

Hydrix enters A$2.5m contract to commence development of SynCardia’s next generation Total Artificial Heart

Primary Care

View all 14/01/2026

New initiative strengthening health care across the East Kimberley

Healthy North Coast’s Jo Winwood joins Medicubes podcast for two-part conversation

13/01/2026

AMA Tasmania on hospital logjam

12/01/2026

GPs commend training boost and equitable ECG funding – Royal Australian College of GPs

07/01/2026

‘Stay cool, stay hydrated, and stay indoors’: GPs urge patients to stay safe as temperatures soar – Royal Australian College of GPs

Public Health

View all 14/01/2026

ABS: household spending November 2025

08/01/2026

Expression of Interest for Consumer Reference Group: QUT research project

One in 15 ACT Emergency Department visits linked to extreme weather: study: PHAA

07/01/2026

There’s a huge loophole in the new UK ban on daytime junk food ads

30/12/2025

iSelect: The Unhealthiest Places to Live in Australia

Research

View all 14/01/2026

Australian CDC invites applications for research grants

13/01/2026

$10.1 million to back Australia’s next generation of medical researchers

AAHMS and Global Academies launch Climate–Health Action Coalition

06/01/2026

Funding boost for pioneering gene therapy and liver disease research – Centenary Institute

19/12/2025

NHMRC: $280 million towards innovative health and medical research

Rural Health

View all 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

17/10/2025

Choosing regional, rural, and remote practice: what attracts or deters early-career doctors?

14/10/2025

DPM&C: Building a nutrition workforce for Remote Communities

Specialists

View all 15/12/2025

Australia’s medical specialist fees are ‘out of control’, Mark Butler says. Here’s why, and how to fix it

10/12/2025

Getting to the facts on specialist fees and clearing up the confusion, from those that create it. – Australian Society of Anaesthetists

09/12/2025

Specialist doctor fees are forcing Australians into ‘impossible choices’. Advocates say urgent change is needed

08/12/2025

Specialist Fees Denying Patient Access to Care: Time to Act – Doctors Reform Society

19/11/2025

National survey of Australian endocrinologists on relative importance of pre-existing inpatient diabetes audit fields in preparation for a national hospital audit

States

View all 14/01/2026

New WA emergency services awards put the spotlight on youth

Communities across southern NSW urged to protect themselves against mosquito bites

Tasmanian Government secures New Town facility to boost older persons mental health care

$21 million to support operation of Western Australia’s first children’s hospice

Advance care planning workshops rolling out across South Western Sydney

Technology

View all 12/01/2026

Patients fret as ManageMyHealth data breach drama plays out

07/01/2026

AI tool puts people first, two new NHMRC grants – La Trobe University

16/12/2025

Byron Medical Announces the Product Release of BlancOne: a Science-Powered Breakthrough Redefining In-Chair Whitening Technology

11/12/2025

Ramsay Health Care makes landmark Australian investment in robotic surgical technology

08/12/2025

MSIA Voluntary AI Code

Tenders

View all 14/01/2026

Tender: Primary Healthcare Network Procurements Gold Coast Primary Health Network

Tender: Metro South Hospital & Health Service QLD Inpatient Acute, Subacute and Nonacute Care Services

Standing offer arrangement: Queensland Health Medical Services Surgery Connect Program

Tender: Provision of Services for Australian Digital Health Agency’s Audit and Risk Committee

13/01/2026

Provision of Outpatient Clinics Current and Future State Review

Third Degree

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Webinar

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WHO

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Women's Health

View all 14/01/2026

New Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinic to open in Wagga Wagga

08/01/2026

Maternity Consumer Network Hosts Australia’s Inaugural Respectful Maternity Care Conference Amid Ongoing Failures in Addressing Birth Trauma

11/12/2025

Katy Gallagher: PROVIDER IDENTIFIED FOR WODEN MEDICARE URGENT CARE CLINIC

21/11/2025

Monash IVF says market share, patients down since embryo mix-ups

19/11/2025

Joint Media Release: Coalition Takes the Lead on Impact of Microplastics on Women’s Health

Workforce

View all 19/12/2025

French doctor jailed for poisoning 30 patients, including children

18/12/2025

Anaesthetist Dr David Bertholini reprimanded for misconduct for taking strong sedative from private hospitals

17/12/2025

Gold Coast doctor fined for spying on ex-wife’s medical records

15/12/2025

Doctors’ Health NSW Impact Report 2025

20/11/2025

Senior NT doctor charged with rape amid claims of a ‘cover-up’ over alleged conduct