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

Aged Care

View all 20/02/2026

OPAN: Supported decision-making: a cultural mindset shift

18/02/2026

Informed Decisions: 2026 Caring For An Ageing Australia

Greens: Aged care hardship claims have more than doubled under Labor’s Support at Home

17/02/2026

Shock exit: regional aged care innovator seeks buyer

05/02/2026

COTA: Rich boomer’ stereotype needs to go as new research shows 1 in 4 older Australians living in poverty

Allied

View all 23/02/2026

Improving medication management together: A practical guide to establishing and leading a quality improvement collaborative

12/02/2026

Priceline franchisee Infinity valued at $500m as sale kicks off

10/02/2026

ADHD prescriptions are up tenfold, with the wealthiest kids most likely to be medicated

02/02/2026

Pharmacy Guild goes to ACCC to warn on Priceline store sales

30/01/2026

Pharmacy Guild: Better patient outcomes from a National Medicines Record

Commonwealth

View all 25/02/2026

AIHW: Potentially preventable hospitalisations in Australia by small geographic areas: 2017–18 to 2023–24

TGA: Consultation: Reviewing the safety and regulatory oversight of unapproved medicinal cannabis pro

National Health Practitioner Ombudsman: Our work in January 2026

TGA: New resources on market actions and minor PRAC updates

24/02/2026

TGA medicine shortages report

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 05/02/2026

RANZCP: Virtual ED ADHD prescription scheme unsafe, untested and bypasses proper clinical care

Increased Utilization of Telemedical Emergency and Nonurgent Care Following Deployment of Virtual Triage and Care Referral in Australia

02/02/2026

Woman hospitalised after Juniper prescribes weight-loss drugs her GP refused

30/01/2026

East Metro Health Service Celebrates a Successful Code Focus Go Live

23/12/2025

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

Disability

View all 16/02/2026

Unscrupulous NDIS providers using inducements to recruit remote NT participants

NDIS: Quarterly ReportQ2 2025–26

11/02/2026

DROs respond to Government Agreement on Disability Supports: Joint Statement

10/02/2026

NDISQSC: NDIS regulator targets choking risks following nationwide mealtime checks

NDIS: Update on the new way of planning for the NDIS

Education

View all 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

12/02/2026

Monash University publishes a world first clinical practice guideline for the appropriate use of psychedelics – Monash University

29/01/2026

Health courses the most popular area of study for Australian university students in 2026, as IT enrolments fall

Emergency Services

View all 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

05/12/2025

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

Federal Government

View all 25/02/2026

Mark Butler: Shellharbour Medicare Urgent Care Clinic now open

Rebecca White: Men’s health in the spotlight in Lyons

DoHDA: HWT news update – 18 February 2026

DoHDA: Aged Care Transition Taskforce – Summary of final meeting – 16 February 2026

24/02/2026

New headspace opens in Gawler

First Nations

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

20/02/2026

First Nations Health Governance Group (FNHGG) communique – November 2025

13YARN WELCOMES FEDERAL FUNDING TO EXPAND CULTURALLY SAFE CRISIS SUPPORT FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE – Lifeline Australia

17/02/2026

Community led Aboriginal health practitioner training begins – Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) and Sunrise Health Service

13/02/2026

AMSANT welcomes new Closing the Gap investment as progress remains critical

Genetics

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Hospitals

View all 20/02/2026

Ramsay Health Care: UPDATE ON STRATEGIC REVIEW OF RAMSAY SANTÉ – PROPOSAL TO SEPARATE RAMSAY SANTÉ FROM RAMSAY

17/02/2026

National Health Funding Body: National Health Reform public hospital funding National report – January 2026

13/02/2026

PHA: Health funds back stronger transparency laws for specialist doctor fees

3,100 aged care patients stranded in hospitals as states again press Commonwealth for action

11/02/2026

Limestone Coast hospital’s staff shortage in spotlight after former administrator’s fall

Insurance

View all 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

05/02/2026

PHA: Australians demanding action to keep medical specialist fees affordable, research reveals

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 23/02/2026

New mental health support teams hit the ground in Lismore

The National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement still falls short

18/02/2026

Emma McBride: Tasmania’s Medicare Mental Health Kids Hubs open

12/02/2026

New CIS paper calls for overhaul of diagnosis-driven mental health system

11/02/2026

Loved ones left behind after voluntary assisted dying say more support is needed

Nursing

View all 18/02/2026

Australian College of Nursing pre-Budget submission

16/02/2026

2026 Bullwinkel Scholarships awarded as ACN marks the Bangka Island Massacre anniversary – Australian College of Nursing

13/02/2026

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

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

Organisations

View all 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

16/01/2026

New National Asthma Council Chair and Board members

18/12/2025

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

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 25/02/2026

Clarity Pharmaceuticals: SECuRE trialupdate: Another participant withundetectable PSA & negative PSMA PET

Radiopharm Theranostics Doses First Patient in Phase 1/2a Clinical Study of BetaBart (RV-01)

24/02/2026

MTPConnect Opens New Funding Round for Medtech Innovators in Heart Disease and Diabetes

Wegovy and Ozempic owner dealt blow as next-gen weight-loss drug is labelled ‘obsolete’

Southern RNA to manufacture personalised vaccines to treat children with deadly brain cancers

Primary Care

View all 25/02/2026

RACGP welcomes Winter Strategy to protect Western Australians – Royal Australian College of GPs

24/02/2026

Join the annual On Target for Immunisation Workshop 2026

US physicians visit Campbelltown to explore Australia’s healthcare system

23/02/2026

Strengthening health access for all — Multicultural Health Symposium in March 2026

20/02/2026

Record growth in future GPs a boost for primary care in Tasmania – Royal Australian College of GPs

Public Health

View all 25/02/2026

Endometriosis sufferers fear progress could be undone by one surgeon

23/02/2026

Dealing with the challenges in urgent and emergency care: what are the policy options?

20/02/2026

ACDC: Whooping cough update – Putting recent reports in context

18/02/2026

Child vaccination rates are falling fast, with some regions barely reaching 80%

17/02/2026

ACDC: National snapshot of antimicrobial resistance and use released

Research

View all 24/02/2026

Australia’s lung cancer screening promise at risk, Curtin researcher warns

23/02/2026

Health Literacy-Focused Communication Training for Primary Healthcare Providers Working With Older Adults

Longer-term impacts of flooding on Australian health systems: insights from medical students on rural clinical placement

18/02/2026

Leading the Fight Against Australia’s Biggest Killer: 2025 Cardiovascular Research Award Winners Announced – Australian Cardiovascular Alliance

12/02/2026

Reliability of LLMs as medical assistants for the general public: a randomized preregistered study

Rural Health

View all 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

17/10/2025

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

Specialists

View all 24/02/2026

Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) 2026–27 Pre-Budget Submission to the Australian Treasury

17/02/2026

Australian Clinical Labs shares plunge as poor results spook pathology sector

16/02/2026

Transparency on specialist fees is a welcome and necessary reform – Catholic Health Australia

ASA Welcomes Improved Transparency for Private Health Members – Australian Society of Anaesthetists

12/02/2026

Health funds back stronger transparency laws for specialist doctor fees – Private Healthcare Australia

States

View all 25/02/2026

Comprehensive plan for Western Australians’ healthcare this winter

SA sees huge uptake in future GPs in boost for primary care workforce – Royal Australian College of GPs

Victims Deserve Justice And Victoria Demands Answers

More MICA Paramedics Preparing To Hit Victoria’s Roads

Queensland: Gladstone Hospital expansion to deliver overdue upgrade and new beds after years of Labor neglect

Technology

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Agentic artificial intelligence in eye care: is clinical autonomy finally within reach?

AI body suddenly scrapped after 15 months spent finding experts

23/02/2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Primary Care

19/02/2026

Digital broker Konkrd just changed how you buy health insurance, using AI

18/02/2026

Aussie’s US health start-up sued by rival over ‘flippant disregard’

Tenders

View all 25/02/2026

ntract notice: DoHDA: Draft Model of Care for Youth Specialist Care Centres; $1,392,466.08; ORYGEN T/A ORYGEN RESEARCH CENTRE

ABS: Anthropometric screening, blood pressure measurement services and Pathology for the National Health Survey

Contract notice: DoHDA: Headspace Plus Services; $1,624,788; Headspace National Youth Mental Hea Foundation Ltd

Canberra Health Services: Supply of Spinal Implants and Instruments, Cranial Plating System, Bone Graft and Intraopertaive Neuromonitoring Services, Consumables and Associated Accessories for the Territory

Contract notice: DoHDA: Information Sharing and Intervention Level Framework Analysis; $983,895; ARTD Pty Ltd

Third Degree

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Webinar

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WHO

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Women's Health

View all 30/01/2026

Donor sperm shortage and huge price increases put strain on women’s pregnancy plans

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

Workforce

View all 25/02/2026

Perth obstetrician Rhys Bellinge jailed over drunken high-speed crash that killed Elizabeth Pearce

24/02/2026

Free live webinar: Workplace Safety in Healthcare: Your Legal Obligations Explained

18/02/2026

Hospital kitchens under threat as healthcare workers’ bitter pay dispute ramps up

16/02/2026

Courtney’s doctor operated seven times to treat severe endometriosis experts say she didn’t have

10/02/2026

Project Port: Healthcare staffing biz hits the auction block