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

Aged Care

View all 11/09/2026

DoHDA: Participate in a menu and mealtime review

ACQSC: Aged care provider issues refunds after scrutiny of Higher Everyday Living Fees

OPAN WELCOMES PROTECTIONS FOR EXISTING AGED CARE RESIDENTS, SEEKS CLARITY ON HIGHER EVERYDAY LIVING FEE

10/09/2026

Providers shelve plans for 2,000 aged care beds

ACQSC: Release of the Progress Report on the Joint Statement on the Inappropriate Use of Psychotropic Medicines to Manage the Behaviours of People with Disability and Older People

Allied

View all 11/09/2026

NSW pharmacists to treat more conditions: ear infections, wound care & chronic illness

Regional NSW Ambulance staff and community recognised for outstanding service and courage

10/09/2026

Victoria’s first Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) / Doctor of Pharmacy degree starts 2027 – Monash University

08/09/2026

Pharmacist prescribing will improve choice and access for women

07/09/2026

ADA: Health Ministers agreed to establish National Oral Health Group

Commonwealth

View all 11/09/2026

TGA to consult on additional controls for an active sunscreen ingredient

Mark Butler: New PBS listing for Australians living with motor neurone disease

More public servants exit as redundancy wave continues to sweep departments

10/09/2026

TGA: Aidacare Aspire Active Air 8 Pressure Care Air Mattress

AIHW: Mortality outcomes among people receiving income support

Community Care

View all 18/08/2026

Vulnerable Australians to benefit as Vinnies confirmed as inaugural partner of the Guild Foundation

13/08/2026

GBK Healthy Communities Grants round open: Supporting a strong and healthy Zenadth Kes

01/05/2026

Cohealth Board and leadership update

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

Devices

View all 08/09/2026

Oura expands Aussie footprint ahead of public float

23/04/2026

Cochlear shares plunge in worst drop for 30 years after profit warning

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

Digital Health

View all 01/09/2026

South Australian government defies Albanese, urges change to voluntary assisted dying telehealth laws

GLP-1 drug prescribed to woman with eating disorder via telehealth sparks calls for regulation

25/08/2026

Apply now for the Women in Digital Health Leadership (WiDHL) Program

04/08/2026

Dementia Training Australia launches new free dementia learning app

30/07/2026

RACGP and AMA call for temporary telehealth flexibility during fuel crisis

Disability

View all 31/08/2026

Submissions close for Inclusive Communities Fund Consultation

Improving the health of Australians with disability: recommendations from a federal-level policy forum

19/08/2026

PWDA welcomes Senate rejection of automated aged care assessments, warns against repeating the harm in the NDIS – People with Disability Australia

NDIA fended off March TeamPCP supply-chain hackers

17/08/2026

Australia Government response to the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability report on the Inquiry into the Thriving Kids initiative

Education

View all 24/08/2026

Universities Australia submission on the draft Australian Medical Research and Innovation Strategy 2026-2031 and Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities 2026-2028

18/05/2026

Modern evolution for medical students as Sydney Uni change revealed

11/05/2026

Monash University calls for public input on first dementia guidelines update in a decade – Monash University

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

Emergency Services

View all 20/08/2026

More Paramedics Join Victoria’s Frontline

12/08/2026

‘I am not happy’: Top paramedic dumps on disappointing defibrillator

10/08/2026

LifeFlight secures third straight EMS Business of the Year award

22/06/2026

Family of young medical student who survived remote cattle property crash advocates for LifeFlight

20/05/2026

Paramedic state-of-the-art training facility reaches new heights

Federal Government

View all 10/09/2026

DoHDA: Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement Oversight Forum – Communique – 19 June 2026

DoHDA: Effective from 1 January 2027 – National Aged Care Advisory Council Terms of Reference

DoHDA: First 24 hours checklist–Management of acute respiratory infections or outbreaks in residential aged care homes

Mark Butler: Strengthening suicide prevention support for all Australians

DoHDA: Interim Commissioner Update – August 2026

First Nations

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Australian Institute of Criminology: Reducing the hyper-incarceration of First Nations people by addressing barriers to mental health diversion

17/08/2026

Special administration end – Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service

24/07/2026

DoHDA: HS DAG communique – May 2026

20/07/2026

Safer Medical Research For Victoria’s First Peoples

13/07/2026

Cultural safety in healthcare is not ‘ideological’ – it is saving lives

Genetics

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Hospitals

View all 11/09/2026

Qld: Contractor appointed to deliver 600-bed Coomera Hospital

NSW: New MRI machine and CT scanner delivered to Eurobodalla Regional Hospital

09/09/2026

Woman badly injured in alleged attack at Princess Alexandra Hospital emergency department

08/09/2026

IHACPA: Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Version 5.0

07/09/2026

Regional private hospitals to feel the brunt of over-65’s rebate changes

Insurance

View all 28/08/2026

APRA: Quarterly private health insurance performance statistics

24/08/2026

Health insurance rebate cuts will push older Australians onto longer hospital waiting lists: PHA

13/08/2026

Medibank: 50 new transitional care beds helping South Australians recover outside hospital

12/08/2026

Medibank: 50 new transitional care beds helping South Australians recover outside hospital

03/08/2026

Federal Government needs to review Private Health Insurance plans: COTA

LGBTQIA+

View all 28/07/2026

Choice, Voice, and Control

10/07/2026

Dementia Australia launches dedicated LGBT+ Hub in partnership with ACON

22/04/2026

Federal judge rules against Kennedy’s gender declaration

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

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 13/07/2026

Woman fined for falsely claiming to be a psychologist in ACT Supreme Court

19/06/2026

Health Care Complaints Commission v Stevens [2026] NSWCATOD 78

12/06/2026

Health Care Complaints Commission v Bahri [2026] NSWCATOD 68

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

Mental Health

View all 10/09/2026

Access to and outcomes of mental health court diversion for First Nations people

08/09/2026

National Mental Health Commission holds second meeting of Advisory Council

03/09/2026

More than half of Australians say people grieving a suicide are not getting the support they need – Wesley Mission

31/08/2026

Ministers, NDIS reform must be matched by action on psychosocial supports – Mental Health Coordinating Council

20/08/2026

National Mental Health Commission: National Report Card 2025

Nursing

View all 09/09/2026

Nurses’ perspectives on obtaining best possible medication histories in a virtual care setting: a qualitative study

02/09/2026

ACN Nursing Career Pathways

25/08/2026

Australian College of Nursing calls for targeted investment in research delivery workforce

18/08/2026

$60 million incentive for states and territories to introduce scope-of-practice reforms – The Australian College of Nursing

31/07/2026

Early-career nurses leaving, as shortfall of 80,000 looms: ACN urges action

Organisations

View all 21/07/2026

Starworks: The Australian Reputation Index

14/07/2026

Dementia Australia Diversity small grants

23/06/2026

KPMG chair Martin Sheppard resigns amid whistleblower fallout

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)

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 11/09/2026

PYC Therapeutics: POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE – FIRST PATIENT DOSED IN OPEN LABEL EXTENSION STUDY

10/09/2026

Kazia Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in PNOC035 Clinical Study Evaluating Paxalisib for Recurrent Pediatric AT/RT Brain Cancer

Radiopharm Theranostics Announces Positive Data from the Phase 1 Imaging Trial of RAD301 in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

09/09/2026

CLINUVEL develops proprietary ZEROKIN™ device

02/09/2026

AdAlta’s partner to provide BZDS1901 CAR-T therapy to advanced mesothelioma patients under a special access scheme in China

Prevention

View all 03/08/2026

WA set to fall short of immunisation targets as free vaccination period ends

Primary Care

View all 09/09/2026

RACGP: ‘A prescription is not an outcome’: RACGP calls for real test of women’s health trial

07/09/2026

RACGP pays tribute to Dr Albert Foreman OAM – Royal Australian College of GPs

03/09/2026

Private health reforms must tackle funding pressures, AMA warns

RACGP warns rushed UCC rollout risked patient safety

02/09/2026

Rural Generalist specialist registration applications now open – Royal Australian College of GPs

Private health

View all 27/08/2026

Ramsay Health Care: Full year 26 results

Ramsay Health Care: Financial Results for the Year Ended 30 June 2026

Ramsay: Underlying NPAT up 23% (cc) reflecting performance momentum in Australia and operational improvements across all regions

12/08/2026

Private health insurers access patients’ full medical records in ‘aggressive’ audits

10/07/2026

FOI 26-2855 – Departmental meetings with Ramsay Health Care

Public Health

View all 10/09/2026

Why health insurance cuts for the over‑65s won’t swamp public hospitals after all

04/09/2026

Community pharmacies supporting Queenslanders this National Asthma Week

Queensland flu spike prompts call to get vaccinated for free before September 30

27/08/2026

Health experts call for urgent reforms to make abortion care affordable across Australia – Monash University

25/08/2026

ASID Media Statement: Use of Disinformation to Undermine Science and Medicine

Research

View all 03/09/2026

Patient flow implications of delayed access to inpatient rehabilitation in Australian acute hospitals

Unlocking hidden hospital beds: national medical ward flow measures to make inpatient delays visible

Outcomes after discharge from acute hospital to residential aged care among long-stay inpatients: a retrospective cohort study using a health service long-stay dashboard

A qualitative study of client and healthcare provider perspectives on the role of stigma in self-directed discharge for people who inject drugs with injecting-related infections

02/09/2026

More jobs could be cut as CSIRO ‘reshapes’ newly merged research unit

Rural Health

View all 11/09/2026

RACGP visits Mount Gambier practices to understand rural healthcare challenges and opportunities

09/09/2026

Doctor shortage morphs into ‘patchy’ success for rural health

19/08/2026

More rural doctors on the way as Monash Mildura GP Academy opens application for 2027 – Monash University

14/08/2026

I’m among the doctors our system rejects. This is why regional healthcare is dying

08/07/2026

National Rural Health Alliance: latest BushWire newsletter

Specialists

View all 28/08/2026

Millions delay or skip appointments as specialist care become too expensive for many Australians – new research

21/08/2026

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability ‘Inquiry into Access to and Affordability of Medical Specialists in Australia’

23/07/2026

RANZCP: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Workforce Report

29/05/2026

Delivering Better, Faster Specialist Care Across Victoria

21/05/2026

APHA: Specialist training stay of execution, still no guarantee

States

View all 11/09/2026

Qld: Major upgrades to staff accommodation for Goondiwindi’s health workers

Western NSW on the cutting edge with latest radiation therapy technology

NSW’s ‘reckless’ donor-led pharmacist prescribing experiment runs ahead of evidence: RACGP

Senate committee on community affairs: 2025 National Health Reform Agreement with Western Australia

10/09/2026

Leukaemia Foundation calls on the next Victorian Government to end ‘postcode penalty’ for cancer patients

Technology

View all 08/09/2026

Startup Harrison.ai lays off Australian staff, pivots to US after $32m government investment

03/09/2026

Australia risks becoming landlord to foreign AI companies, says Walsh

28/08/2026

Using artificial intelligence in clinical practice: Royal Australasian College of Physicians position statement

25/08/2026

Integration of consumer AI into healthcare pathways

21/08/2026

Wesfarmers Health moving up to SAP S/4HANA

Tenders

View all 11/09/2026

Forecast opportunity: DoHDA: Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Research

Forecast opportunity: DoHDA: Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Primary Health Network (PHN) Program

Forecast opportunity: DoHDA: Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Peak Organisations

Forecast opportunity: DoHDA: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – National Funding

Grant opportunity: DoHDA: Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) National Prevention, Early Intervention, Treatment and Workforce/System Enablers

Third Degree

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Webinar

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WHO

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Women's Health

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Minns Labor Government supports fertility literacy program for young women

04/09/2026

Monash shines at 2026 Eureka Prizes with landmark wins in law reform and women’s health

01/09/2026

Victorian Innovation Set To Transform IVF Treatment

National Safety and Quality Standards for Assisted Reproductive Technology Services Consultation

25/08/2026

Clinical roundtable to focus on women’s cardiovascular health

Workforce

View all 13/08/2026

Chiropractor who sparked outrage for cracking newborn baby’s spine now convicted sex offender

12/08/2026

Cleaners join hospital staff ranks in move to ‘more integrated system’

Brisbane doctor faces sack after reprisal finding against whistleblower upheld

04/08/2026

2026 Young Tall Poppy Science Award Winners

30/07/2026

6 HWQ: 2026 Health Workforce Needs Assessment