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

Aged Care

View all 08/05/2025

AIHW: Younger people in residential aged care

DoHAC: Aged Care Transition Taskforce – Summary of sixth meeting – 31 March 2025

02/05/2025

ACQSC: Aged Care Quality Bulletin #76 – April 2025

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

Allied

View all 13/05/2025

Latest global nursing report a call to action to invest in nurses – The Australian College of Nursing

08/05/2025

PSA: Championing access to core palliative care medicines for people receiving end-of-life care

Paramedics’ understandings and perceptions of cultural safety and the provision of culturally safe care

The Pharmacy Guild’s insurance biz brings in UBS

07/05/2025

NSW midwives recognised for their heartfelt care

Commonwealth

View all 13/05/2025

July 2025 PBAC Meeting

12/05/2025

DoHAC: COVID-19 vaccination – vaccination data – 9 May 2025

09/05/2025

Australia welcomes more than 100 new GPs under fast-track registration

DoHAC: FNHFTAG communique – 23 April 2025

08/05/2025

IHACPA: Emergency Care (ICD-10-AM Thirteenth Edition) Principal Diagnosis Short List – User Guide

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 13/05/2025

Game-Changing Aussie App for Neurodivergent Kids Certified by Global Autism Authority

08/05/2025

Te Whatu Ora saves 175 more digital roles

07/05/2025

Your place or ours?—the case for mainstreaming Hospital at Home programmes is persuasive

Digitally Enabled Urgent Care at Home: Enhancing Patient Access, Operational Efficiency, and Care Delivery

30/04/2025

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

Disability

View all 09/05/2025

NDIS firm Cocoon SDA Care was sanctioned 18 months before suspension

08/05/2025

NDIS: Former NDIA staff member sentenced

438 people affected as NDIS service provider Cocoon SDA Care suspended

07/05/2025

NDS: Providers raise questions on changing invoicing practice

06/05/2025

NDS: Disability Reform Action Plan

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 13/05/2025

Albanese sold his big health promise to the people. The fight isn’t over yet

Liberal leader refuses to show hand on contentious abortion bill

12/05/2025

Exclusion of Ed Husic from the Albanese Ministry: Statement by PJ Keating

09/05/2025

AMSANT commends returning Albanese Government over Federal Election victory – Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT)

07/05/2025

Re-election brings fresh momentum for health reform, says AHHA Ltd

First Nations

View all 09/05/2025

NACCHO members vote in new Constitution

08/05/2025

New insights into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Measures Survey

06/05/2025

NIHLA Welcomes New Government, Reaffirms Call for Structural Change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

28/04/2025

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

Hospitals

View all 08/05/2025

Surgery crisis at Sydney’s Children’s Hospital at Westmead

07/05/2025

NSW Health: Latest designs unveiled for Grafton Base Hospital Redevelopment

NSW Health: Manning Hospital receives $355,000 to deliver better patient-centred care

NSW Health: Interim facilities propel Ryde Hospital Redevelopment forward

06/05/2025

Catholic Health Australia congratulates Albanese Government and urges health reform

Insurance

View all 09/05/2025

Ramsay and Bupa expand partnership to deliver more connected care

07/05/2025

Medibank shares business update & healthcare insights

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

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 06/05/2025

Better access to palliative care must be part of the new government’s agenda – Palliative Care Australia

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

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 13/05/2025

Trump confirms he will sign ‘most-favored nation’ executive order in bid to lower drug prices

Radiopharm Theranostics Accelerates 177Lu-RAD204 Phase 1 Dose Escalation Clinical Trial Based on Positive Recommendation from Data Safety and Monitoring Committee (DSMC)

12/05/2025

Vertex receives TGA Approval for Expanded Indication of TRIKAFTA® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) for People with Cystic Fibrosis – Vertex

LTR Pharma sniffs out new solution for digestive disorders

Orthocell US Remplir sales rollout gains pace with 12 distributors now appointed covering 21 states

Primary Care

View all 13/05/2025

Healthy North Coast PHN: Health needs assessment

07/05/2025

“It’s a decision that could save your life”: GPs urgently renew flu vaccination push – Royal Australian College of GPs

Research update gives GPs latest guidance on breast cancer screening and prevention – Royal Australian College of GPs

06/05/2025

RACGP: GPs will help Govt to turn health promises into action

Antidepressant prescribing in Australian primary care: time to reevaluate

Public Health

View all 13/05/2025

Preparing Australia for future pandemics: strengthening trust, social capital and resilience

08/05/2025

Vaccines of the future: harnessing the immune system for long-lasting protection – WEHI

New figures reveal deadly lack of awareness as blood cancer rates soar: 4 in 5 can’t name a single blood cancer symptom – Leukaemia Foundation

06/05/2025

Doctors say regulator engaged in “box ticking” exercise with Scarborough gas approval

Next government must make bold healthcare reforms amid cost-of-living crisis – Consumers Health Forum of Australia

Research

View all 13/05/2025

Monash scientists secure MRFF funding to find new medicines for dementia by “lighting up” human brain cells

12/05/2025

NHMRC: Over $79 million investment towards clinical trials and cohort studies

08/05/2025

FDA Unveils Landmark Roadmap to Replace Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies – Animal-Free Science Advocacy

Microdata: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Measures Survey

New chronic pain therapy retrains the brain to process emotions – UNSW Sydney

Rural Health

View all 09/05/2025

Bridging the city-country health divide must be a priority for the next government – Consumers Health Forum of Australia

$6.5 billion deficit in rural health spend – Maternity Consumer Network

06/05/2025

Second-term Albanese Government must act now to implement rural health reform – National Rural Health Alliance

02/05/2025

ACRRM: New grants back community-led solutions to rural healthcare

30/04/2025

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

Specialists

View all

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 12/05/2025

NSW Health: Urgent care service boost for Wagga Wagga

NSW Health: Canterbury Hospital Redevelopment progresses with release of concept design

NSW Health: Pharmacists can now provide influenza jab for children as young as two, relieving pressure on GPs

09/05/2025

Perth to host Australia’s premier Medtech conference for the first time

Mother challenges legality of Queensland Health puberty blocker freeze in Supreme Court

Technology

View all 13/05/2025

FDA Announces Completion of First AI-Assisted Scientific Review Pilot and Aggressive Agency-Wide AI Rollout Timeline

08/05/2025

New platform to evolve proteins for better therapies – Centenary Institute

07/05/2025

Australian Practitioners Set to Benefit from Global Announcement Shaping the Future of 3D Dental Diagnostics – Eyes of AI

Understanding the evidence for artificial intelligence in healthcare

e-DiVA Virtual Assistant launch

Tenders

View all 13/05/2025

Tender: System Transformation Partner for the Safer Together Program

Tender: Primary Care Impact Grants

Tender: Supporting Outreach Healthcare for Victim Survivors of Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Pilot

Tender: The Health Care Neighbourhood Project – Commissioning of the Neighbourhood Care Team

12/05/2025

The Royal Children’s Hospital: Provision of External Pacemakers

Women's Health

View all 13/05/2025

Ultrasound diagnosis could lead to faster treatment of endometriosis

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

Workforce

View all 12/05/2025

People at Work 2025: A Global Workforce View

Australian workers top APAC stress levels amid rising workplace pressure, reveals ADP Report – ADP

Claims against Dr Wong discontinued as Lanzer Class Action moves forward – Maddens Lawyers

09/05/2025

Understanding health care workers’ mental health needs: insights from a qualitative study on digital interventions

08/05/2025

Tributes for Professor Rinaldo Bellomo after death at just 67