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

Aged Care

View all 04/03/2026

Aged care sector struggles to hire GPs despite big salaries

03/03/2026

Australians who need care because of age or disability shouldn’t be reduced to an algorithm

02/03/2026

‘The negligence is staggering’: elderly and dying Australians left waiting for urgent aged care

ACQSC: RB 2026-2 – Meal requirements

27/02/2026

AIHW: National Aged Care Data Asset: Data resource profile

Allied

View all 04/03/2026

PSA: The pharmacy profession commences work on reviewing the National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia

27/02/2026

More paramedics join NSW Ambulance

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

Commonwealth

View all 04/03/2026

ANAO: Suicide prevention policy development and monitoring

TGA: GMP Annex 6 and Annex 15 concept papers – Open for public consultation

AHPRA: Health practitioners, employer fined for illegally working when unregistered

03/03/2026

OAIC: Consultation on remaking the My Health Records (Information Commissioner Enforcement Powers) Guidelines

Services Australia: Monthly and Quarterly Standard Reports

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 04/03/2026

E61: Understanding underutilisation in the NDIS

NDIS ordered to fund mobility scooter in ‘extremely significant’ Federal Court ruling

NDIS participants spending less than half their funding – e61 Institute

27/02/2026

NDIS autism costs blow out to a record $10b annually

26/02/2026

NDIS Quarterly report: 2025-26 Q2

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 04/03/2026

DoHDA: Independent review of cohealth general practice and related services

DoHDA: Support at Home program assurance framework

Lack of response to parliament reports ‘disrespectful’

03/03/2026

DoHDA: CHSP Data Exchange (DEX) – Implementation Update February 2026

DoHDA: CHSP Guide to Data Exchange (DEX) Stage 3 Changes

First Nations

View all 27/02/2026

Rebecca White: First Nations-led trial to attract more doctors to Charleville, Queensland

24/02/2026

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

Genetics

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Hospitals

View all 03/03/2026

Hospital walls peeled back after mould infestation found

APHA: Systemic underfunding of private hospitals continues

26/02/2026

Ramsay Health Care Half Year results

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

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 04/03/2026

Budget action needed to tackle Australia’s mental health crisis – Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

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

Nursing

View all 27/02/2026

APNA welcomes Senate Committee recommendation – Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)

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

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 04/03/2026

Little Green Pharma: RESULTS OF FIRST COURT HEARING

Monash University and Seaport Therapeutics Awarded up to $21 Million AUD from ARPA-H to Advance GlyphCeleTM, the First Oral Therapeutic Designed to Restore Gut Lymphatic Function – Monash University

Netskope: Threat Labs Report: Healthcare 2026

AdAlta: AdCella expands clinical advisory board

Acadia fuels Neuren’s growth despite “old news” EU hurdle

Primary Care

View all 03/03/2026

Patient peak bodies and GPs unite in call for long consultation funding

27/02/2026

VicPol backs away from GP approvals for new recruits

The seen and unseen work of general practice: a national diary study of New Zealand General Practitioners

26/02/2026

RACGP calls for new Centre of Excellence for neurodiversity that will transform care for South Australians – Royal Australian College of GPs

RACGP 2026 SA election policy platform

Public Health

View all 04/03/2026

4 in 5 Australians back action on harmful gambling, alcohol, unhealthy food ads as new campaign calls on Federal Govt to give us an ad break – Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education

02/03/2026

NO TIME TO WASTE: LET’S CLOSE THE LAG FROM HEARING LOSS TO HEARING AID ACCESS

Organ donor registration on driver’s licences could return amid falling donation rates

27/02/2026

As the Early Drug Diversion Initiative (EDDI) turns two, the people of NSW still await meaningful changes to our drug laws – Uniting NSW.ACT

Public health advocates say more transparency needed in debate over illicit tobacco as industry links questioned

Research

View all 04/03/2026

AAMRI Rising Star Award opens for 2026, backing Australia’s next generation of research leaders

Research Australia: Response to the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Research Missions Program Consultation

Grattan Institute: We’re wasting the skills of our nurses

27/02/2026

AAMRI: We must do more to back our world-class medical researchers

26/02/2026

Hospital Nurse Understaffing and Patient Mortality, Readmission, and Length of Stay

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 04/03/2026

RANZCP Federal Pre-Budget Submission 2026-2027

Lucy Letby case expert witness was under fitness-to-practise investigation during trial

27/02/2026

TSANZSRS ASM 2026: Global experts unite in Perth to advance respiratory science – The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

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

States

View all 04/03/2026

Measles alert for Western Sydney

NSW: Nepean Hospital’s 2nd tower and future main entry unveiled

NSW: Walk-in mental health hub now open for kids in Orange

Tasmania: Doctors receive a pay rise

WA: Construction commences at Osborne Park Hospital

Technology

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CyberCX 2026 Threat Report

27/02/2026

ChatGPT Health performance in a structured test of triage recommendations

26/02/2026

Signs of psychosis seen in Australian users’ interactions with AI chatbots, expert warns

ChatGPT Health performance in a structured test of triage recommendations

Ritalin use, sleep quality, NAPLAN: How eSafety watchdog will know if the social media ban has worked

Tenders

View all 04/03/2026

Contract Notice: DoHDA: Managed Unified Communications Services; $4,136,000; Trustee for Kirra Services Unit Tru T/A Kirra Services

Grant opportunity: DoHDA: Disability Support for Older Australians: Service Coordinator

Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority (VIDA) – Victorian Health Building Authority: AHUI Project – Main Works Contractor (Main Ward Block)

Contract Notice: DoHDA: Tenable Licence Consolidation and Renewal: $721,144.13; AMNESIUM PTY LTD

Contract Notice: DoHDA: National Pharmacy Workforce Analysis; $550,000; Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Limited

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 04/03/2026

Family doctor had ‘sexual motivation’ for performing pap smears, tribunal finds

02/03/2026

Medical Board of Australia to appeal decision allowing Dr Dileepa Jayaweera to continue working at Ballarat clinic

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