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

Aged Care

View all 30/04/2025

ACQSC: Aged Care Quality Standards Non-Compliance Decision Log – 1 July 2024 to 31 March 2025

17/04/2025

Tafe Directors Australia: DESIGN OF A NATIONAL REGISTRATION SCHEME FOR PERSONAL CARE WORKERS IN AGED CARE

DoHAC: Aged Care Rules – Release 4b Public Release – Supporting document

15/04/2025

Palliative care and aged care deserve more attention during election campaign – Palliative Care Australia

ACQSC: Joint letter from CMO and Commissioner to Board Chairs on winter preparedness 2025

Allied

View all 23/04/2025

Bankers circle Chemist Warehouse founders’ $16b-plus stake

17/04/2025

It’s time to put people, not medicine at the centre of health care – Australian College of Nursing

Chemist Warehouse targeted in case that may open pharmacies to unions

10/04/2025

SENIORS’ ORAL HEALTH WORSE THAN REST OF NATION, NEW SURVEY FINDS – The Australian Dental Association

08/04/2025

The oral health care needs of people living in residential aged care, Australia, 2016–20: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Commonwealth

View all 30/04/2025

AIHW: Hospitalisations and deaths following COVID-19, 2020–2022: a linked data analysis

TGA: More medicines begin transition to sole ingredient names soon

29/04/2025

AMA: Expanded 1800 Medicare service must be GP-led and properly evaluated

PBS: PBAC Public Summary Documents – December 2024

PBS: Recommendations made by the PBAC – March 2025

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 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

12/12/2024

Australian women lose class action over controversial medical device

Digital Health

View all 30/04/2025

The trend of once-off versus follow-up Medicare-reimbursed psychiatric consultations and increased telehealth availability: an interrupted time series analysis

29/04/2025

The Coalition Delivered Universal Telehealth, Labor has Cut It

28/04/2025

HEALWELL Completes Acquisition of Orion Health, Becoming a Global Leader in Healthcare Data Interoperability and Artificial Intelligence

15/04/2025

Visionflex partners with Amplar Health

04/04/2025

Funding of digital health care for the management of chronic conditions in Australia

Disability

View all 22/04/2025

Three big disability issues the next government needs to address

17/04/2025

NDIS: APR release commitment

27/03/2025

NDIS Commission issues permanent ban to Freedom Care Group

20/03/2025

Immediate support for families – free online program helps parents of kids with disability – Triple P – Positive Parenting Program

11/03/2025

Metrics set to take control of struggling disability services biz Oncall

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 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

17/01/2025

Moss Vale community a step closer to new ambulance station

Federal Government

View all 22/04/2025

Labor to deliver $2.6 million to street side medics

17/04/2025

COALITION COMMITS $7.6 MILLION TO POST-NATAL FAMILY SUPPORT IN THE TOP END

The Greens will finish the job of making IVF accessible to all who need it

16/04/2025

AHHA: Federal Election 2025: Health innovation requires strong national leadership

04/04/2025

AHHA: Federal Election 2025: investing in sustainable funding models for better health

First Nations

View all 28/04/2025

AMSANT calls for national commitment to Closing the Health Gap ahead of Federal Election

16/04/2025

Most Victorian Aboriginal community health buildings rapidly deteriorating, report finds

15/04/2025

NIHLA Response to Comments on Indigenous Affairs and Closing the Gap – National Indigenous Health Leadership Alliance

09/04/2025

IAHA calls for targeted investment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health workforce development – Indigenous Allied Health Australia

02/04/2025

CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY FOR NEW $15.8M YADU HEALTH CLINIC IN CEDUNA – Yadu Health Aboriginal Corporation

Hospitals

View all 30/04/2025

Ramsay reaches 100 million soft plastic items removed from landfill

28/04/2025

PHA: Response to ACCC consultation regarding the Vision Eye Institute Limited request for re-authorisation AA1000693

24/04/2025

This investor prefers hospitals to offices in $28m Hunters Hill buy

22/04/2025

APHA: Phoenix policies have hiked health insurance premiums by 45%, says CHOICE

17/04/2025

$1 million for new PET Scanner to transform cancer care

Insurance

View all 15/04/2025

Mark Butler: SELECT NATURAL THERAPIES RETURN TO PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE

09/04/2025

APHA: Health insurance companies crying poor beggars belief

26/03/2025

Frank puts extras base premium increases on ice, delivering cool freeze to members – Frank Health Insurance

07/03/2025

Medibank to support customers impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred

Health insurers ordered to increase funding to private hospitals – The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)

LGBTQIA+

View all 05/02/2025

More support for Tasmania’s LGBTIQA+ community

17/01/2025

Supporting Young LGBTIQA+ Victorians To Live Their Best Lives

16/12/2024

AMA: Action plan to boost health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ people welcomed

The Greens: LGBTIQA+ health action plan light on meaningful reform

13/12/2024

LGBTQIA+ Action Plan important to close health gaps, says PHAA

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 28/04/2025

Black Dog Institute welcomes $2 million election commitment to advance research into men’s mental health

17/04/2025

Australians for Mental Health welcomes Labor’s promise to help new parent – Australians for Mental Health

CSSA Welcomes Cross-Party Commitment to Mental Health Support

14/04/2025

Election commitments welcome but it’s time for systemic long-term reform – Mental Health Coordinating Council

Election commitments welcome but it’s time for systemic long-term reform – Mental Health Coordinating Council

Organisations

View all 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

21/02/2025

Consumers Health Forum Budget Submission 2025-26

12/02/2025

Dietitians Australia release federal budget submission

11/02/2025

New state-of-the-art examination test centre to benefit Australian patients

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 30/04/2025

Telix Provides Regulatory Update on TLX101-CDx

ImmVirX and Innovent Expand Collaboration to Investigate IVX037 with TYVYT® in Liver Cancer

Orthocell receives regulatory approval to commence sales of Remplir in US$84 million Thai market

Hansen Acquires Strategic Assets in Germany

Radiopharm Theranostics Doses First Patient with 18F-RAD101in U.S.Phase 2b Imaging Study of Brain Metastasis

Primary Care

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2024 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and Healthy Bones Australia guideline for osteoporosis management and fracture prevention in postmenopausal women and men over 50 years of age

29/04/2025

GPs back helpline commitment

28/04/2025

AMA: Extreme Ahpra power used too readily and with too little oversight

24/04/2025

Investigation of primary health care service delivery models used in allied health practice in rural and remote areas of Australia: a systematic review

23/04/2025

GPs back North East Tasmania medical training boost – Royal Australian College of GPs

Public Health

View all 30/04/2025

Melbourne To Host Leading Diabetes Congress In 2026

29/04/2025

Health experts meet in Canberra to discuss the politics of public health – Public Health Association of Australia

17/04/2025

WHO Member States conclude negotiations and make significant progress on draft pandemic agreement

Carers face soaring costs and low recognition across Australia – Carers NSW

How parties are responding to ‘the biggest threat to health of our lifetime’ – climate change – Climate and Health Alliance

Research

View all 30/04/2025

Climate change may increase global burden of superbugs – La Trobe University

29/04/2025

Aussies’ quality of life improves for the first time in three years

Comprehensive method to detect nitazene analogues and xylazine in wastewater

Services Australia: Monthly and Quarterly Standard Reports

CRA welcomes three newest CRCs, calls for expansion of the program

Rural Health

View all 30/04/2025

Time for governments to stop putting rural health in the ‘too hard basket’

2025 AMA Rural Health Issues Survey Report

17/04/2025

Minns Labor Government Evicts Orange Community Mental Health Group after 27 years – The O’Brien Centre

15/04/2025

NRHA: Coalition pledge: a promising step towards rural health equity

11/04/2025

Coalition pledge: a promising step towards rural health equity – National Rural Health Alliance

Specialists

View all 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

03/02/2025

GMHBA to support members on cancer journey through new partnership with Osara Health

States

View all 30/04/2025

NSW Health: $100,000 to support Love Your Sister to improve cancer care

Western Sydney to be home to new paediatric hospice

Second festival to participate in NSW pill testing trial

Victoria’s First Eating Disorder Treatment Centre Now Open

28/04/2025

NSW Health: Community invited to comment on future of the Wollongong Health Precinct and Station Masterplan

Technology

View all 30/04/2025

Implementing Australia’s AI Ethics Principles in government

17/04/2025

AI and 3D technology weaponised in fight against cancer

09/04/2025

Drone trial to expedite medical deliveries in remote NT Aboriginal community – Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT)

07/04/2025

Do infectious diseases cause dementia? AI will be looking into it – UNSW Sydney

Oracle tells clients of second recent hack

Tenders

View all 29/04/2025

HealthShare Victoria: Pharmaceutical Products – Advance Notice

Northern Health: AI-Powered Scribe Technologies for Clinical Documentation

Monash Health: Corporate administrative redevelopment, MMC Clayton E block levels 2 & 4

Victorian Health Building Authority: Alcohol and Other Drugs Residential Facility – Mildura – Relevant Building Surveyor

28/04/2025

NDIA: Auslan Interpreting Services for Agency Staff

Women's Health

View all 24/04/2025

Decades of critical underinvestment in gynaecological cancers have cost women’s lives – a once-in-a-generation initiative launches to drive urgently needed change – Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG)

14/04/2025

NSW’s sole women’s-only clinic dedicated to trauma ends ‘gamechanging’ focus

Victoria: Helping More Victorian Women Access Free Specialised Care

11/04/2025

Healthcare leaders call for affordable, accessible abortion for Australian women – RACGP, ANMF, and WHV among 40 health and medical organisations

02/04/2025

Boom in private ultrasound industry putting mothers and babies at risk

Workforce

View all 30/04/2025

Using archival employee data to examine retention patterns for healthcare workers in non-metropolitan Australia: a survival analysis

29/04/2025

Parents sue Calvary over twin daughter’s death

24/04/2025

AHHA: Federal Election 2025: Building a sustainable and resilient health workforce

22/04/2025

Coalition tackles regional health workforce shortage with funding for Angel Flight Australia

17/04/2025

HSU celebrates historic day for gender equality after Fair Work decision – Health Services Union