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

Aged Care

View all 05/02/2026

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

02/02/2026

Ageing Australia: Golden opportunity missed in health agreement

Care minutes performed by religious sisters to be recognised – Catholic Health Australia

30/01/2026

OPAN WELCOMES A NEW REFERENCE GROUP TO INFORM SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY – Older Persons Advocacy Network

27/01/2026

ACQSC: RB 2026-1 – Support at Home pricing requirements

Allied

View all 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

03/01/2026

DENTAL CHANGES LEAVE VETERANS SMILING

Commonwealth

View all 16/02/2026

PBS: March 2026 – PBAC Meeting

13/02/2026

AIHW: Health of veterans

AIHW: Residential Aged Care Quality Indicators – July to September 2025

11/02/2026

Release of Framework for National Dementia Action Plan welcome but further investment is urgently needed – Dementia Australia

Community representatives appointed to the National Autism Strategy Reference Group

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 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

28/01/2026

University’s first medical students welcomed by Prime Minister – Charles Darwin University

30/12/2025

Instead of sending city doctors to rural hospitals, this uni is changing course

18/12/2025

Dept of PM&C: Using behaviour insights to tackle youth vaping: A student competition with the University of Melbourne

Emergency Services

View all 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

03/12/2025

Ambulance Victoria put on blast as union takes over social media in escalating pay dispute – Ambulance Managers & Professionals Association (AMPA)

Federal Government

View all 16/02/2026

DoHDA: Spinal cord stimulator post-listing review – Draft report

Food Ministers’ Meeting communiqué – 13 February 2026

DoHDA: Joint Health and Mental Health Ministers’ Meeting Communique – 13 February 2026

Rebecca White: More Medicare Urgent Care Milestones

Jenny McAllister: Participants are shaping a new way of planning for the NDIS

First Nations

View all 13/02/2026

AMSANT welcomes new Closing the Gap investment as progress remains critical

27/01/2026

Racism and the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

16/01/2026

First Nations representation continues for the National Aged Care Advisory Council

04/01/2026

DoHDA: Bringing closer and faster testing and treatment to First Nations communities

28/12/2025

Aboriginal community tension in Victoria’s north amid health board division

Genetics

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Hospitals

View all 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

10/02/2026

Ramsay Health Care set to scrap demerger plan for its troubled European hospital arm

09/02/2026

Mother claims missed warning signs in NT hospital led to baby’s lifelong disabilities

Insurance

View all 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

29/01/2026

APRA Explains: APRA’s role in private health insurance premium increases

14/01/2026

ivate Health Insurance Ombudsman: quarterly update 1 July to 30 September 2025

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 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

09/02/2026

$740m veterans plan to fund social ‘rehabilitation’ and psychedelic treatments for PTSD

03/02/2026

Amber Wraith’s parents say medical professionals dismissed her suicidal thoughts

27/01/2026

Mental health group calls for more urban greening to combat heat waves and improve wellbeing – Australians for Mental Health

Nursing

View all 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

ACN welcomes ACT’s landmark nurse practitioner reforms and urges other jurisdictions to follow – Australian College of Nursing

Organisations

View all 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

20/11/2025

IPAN: Prioritise Health not AUKUS – IPAN Media Release 19 Nov 2025

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 13/02/2026

Cochlear Limited Financial ResultsFor the half year ended December 2025

12/02/2026

Pro Medicus Limited interim results

Why eight Australians died after having AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine

11/02/2026

AMPLIA THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCES OPENING OF US SITES FOR AMPLICITY PANCREATIC CANCER TRIAL

Noxopharm: Sofra™ breakthrough science published in major medical journal

Primary Care

View all 16/02/2026

GPs call for stronger action on racism to close the gap in Australia – Royal Australian College of GPs

Bulk-billing rates are up. But there’s more to delivering the best possible care

AMA: Mandatory health star ratings a welcome step — now more action is needed to tackle obesity

13/02/2026

Convenience can’t come at the cost of safety: RACGP calls for safeguards on WA pharmacy pilot

RACGP calls on SA Government to ensure evidence-based approach to primary care reforms

Public Health

View all 11/02/2026

Health leaders push for mandatory Health Star Ratings to protect Australians’ health – VicHealth, Australian Medical Association, The George Institute for Global Health

Calls to overhaul school medication training after horror insulin overdose

06/02/2026

‘A vast and permanent space’: Grieving families speak after Bondi stabbing inquest findings

Consumers Health Forum Budget Submission 2026-27

04/02/2026

Community innovations help ensure no one is left behind in Australia’s HIV response – ViiV Healthcare Australia

Research

View all 12/02/2026

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

11/02/2026

Safe Work Australia: Research examining pathways to secondary psychological injury

Assessment of the first 5 years of pharmacist-administered vaccinations in Australia: learnings to inform expansion of services Assessment of the first 5 years of pharmacist-administered vaccinations in Australia: learnings to inform expansion of services

06/02/2026

Developing a co-designed triage support tool for disability support workers to determine the most appropriate urgency and care pathway for their clients

Mapping the evidence for Multipurpose Health Services in rural Australia

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 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

05/02/2026

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

15/12/2025

Australia’s medical specialist fees are ‘out of control’, Mark Butler says. Here’s why, and how to fix it

States

View all 13/02/2026

WA: Campaign urges parents to check teen immunisations

Health Care Complaints Commission v Pritchard [2026] NSWCATOD 10

Health Care Complaints Commission v Schwartz [2026] NSWCATOD 8

HealthShare Victoria: External Exposure Management

12/02/2026

Don’t blame doctors for funding failures: AMA Queensland flags concerns over Medical Costs Finder legislation

Technology

View all 16/02/2026

Healius Health Misinformation Research Update

12/02/2026

Former AWS and Accenture AI Leader Joins Australian Healthtech i-screen as AI Push Accelerates – I-screen – an Australian-founded health technology company

10/02/2026

Authorities seek to remove from social media image of foetus being circulated by Australian anti-abortion activists

06/02/2026

CARETEQ SIGNS BINDING AGREEMENT FOR DIVESTMENT OF EMBEDDED HEALTH SOLUTIONS

22/01/2026

Ill-conceived: Inside Australia’s IVF money-making machine

Tenders

View all 16/02/2026

South West Healthcare: Low Temperature Steriliser (CSSD)

Tas Department of Health: Needles, Syringes and Associated Consumables

Healthshare NSW: Mobile Audiometric Testing – HSNSW_2674

13/02/2026

ntract Notice: DoHDA: Evaluation of Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031; $1,917,183.40; ARTD Pty Ltd

Contract Notice: DoHDA: General Practice Software; $815,100; HealthLink Group 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 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

09/02/2026

$203 million crackdown on dodgy doctors and advocates targeting veterans

06/02/2026

‘You invaded me’: stalking doctor graffitied abuse about colleague on hospital

Doctor previously banned from complex surgery in NSW given senior clinical safety role with Queensland Health