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

Aged Care

View all 19/08/2026

Labor humiliation: Senate votes to scrap automated aged care assessments

18/08/2026

AGED CARE ALGORITHM FIX: ALBANESE MUST STOP PASSING THE BUCK AND PASS THE BILL

ABC FOUR CORNERS HIGHLIGHTS SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS WITH SUPPORT AT HOME AGED CARE PROGRAM – Older Persons Advocacy Network

Aged care assessments are missing palliative care needs – Palliative Care Australi

17/08/2026

Mark Butler: Helping Australians reduce their dementia risk

Allied

View all 10/08/2026

GBMA White Paper calls for coordinated action to strengthen Australia’s medicine supply

Funding call for embedding pharmacists in ACCHOs

07/08/2026

NSW Ambulance Virtual Clinical Care Centre helping thousands of patients avoid a trip to the ED

NSW: New Prairiewood Ambulance Station to be located on Fairfield Hospital campus

31/07/2026

PSA: Health Minister announces greater flexibility for medication safety programs at PSA26

Commonwealth

View all 19/08/2026

Albanese abandons disabled Australians in shameful deal with Liberals on NDIS cuts

PWDA: A devastating day for people with disability as NDIS Bill passes

18/08/2026

PBS: PBAC Web Outcomes – July 2026 special meeting

17/08/2026

NDIS rules: Public consultation new framework planning – how feedback was actioned

NDIS: Summary of Statistics Reporting month July 2026

Community Care

View all 18/08/2026

Vulnerable Australians to benefit as Vinnies confirmed as inaugural partner of the Guild Foundation

13/08/2026

GBK Healthy Communities Grants round open: Supporting a strong and healthy Zenadth Kes

01/05/2026

Cohealth Board and leadership update

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

Devices

View all 23/04/2026

Cochlear shares plunge in worst drop for 30 years after profit warning

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

Digital Health

View all 04/08/2026

Dementia Training Australia launches new free dementia learning app

30/07/2026

Digital health innovation and global leadership as University of Melbourne partners with ANDHealth

RACGP and AMA call for temporary telehealth flexibility during fuel crisis

29/07/2026

Intermedium: 2026 Digital Government Maturity Indicator

24/07/2026

Co-design of a web accessibility browser extension for people with post-stroke aphasia: Understanding experiences and priorities in the first stage of an experience-based co-design study

Disability

View all 19/08/2026

PWDA welcomes Senate rejection of automated aged care assessments, warns against repeating the harm in the NDIS – People with Disability Australia

NDIA fended off March TeamPCP supply-chain hackers

17/08/2026

Australia Government response to the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability report on the Inquiry into the Thriving Kids initiative

13/08/2026

People with psychosocial disability from mental illness will lose out from tightened NDIS eligibility

NDS: Response to the Shaping the future of employment services Discussion Paper

Education

View all 18/05/2026

Modern evolution for medical students as Sydney Uni change revealed

11/05/2026

Monash University calls for public input on first dementia guidelines update in a decade – Monash University

19/03/2026

Excellence Recognised in Medicines Australia’s Continuing Education Program

18/03/2026

IHACPA: PhD Candidates announced for the National Industry PhD Scholarship in Health Economics

25/02/2026

University of Notre Dame abruptly halts new enrolments in nursing course

Emergency Services

View all 12/08/2026

‘I am not happy’: Top paramedic dumps on disappointing defibrillator

10/08/2026

LifeFlight secures third straight EMS Business of the Year award

22/06/2026

Family of young medical student who survived remote cattle property crash advocates for LifeFlight

20/05/2026

Paramedic state-of-the-art training facility reaches new heights

05/03/2026

Regional NSW Ambulance staff recognised for outstanding service and bravery

Federal Government

View all 19/08/2026

Mark Butler: Legislation to secure the future of the NDIS passed by the Senate

FOI 26-3145 – Documents regarding use of Fivecast software products

DoHDA: Final changes to the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026

DoHDA: National Aged Care Advisory Council communique – 10 June 2026

DoHDA: National Immunisation Strategy (2025-2030) Implementation Plan

First Nations

View all 17/08/2026

Special administration end – Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service

24/07/2026

DoHDA: HS DAG communique – May 2026

20/07/2026

Safer Medical Research For Victoria’s First Peoples

13/07/2026

Cultural safety in healthcare is not ‘ideological’ – it is saving lives

10/07/2026

Prevalence of vision and hearing impairment in Australia: a nationally representative survey of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians aged 50 years and older

Genetics

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Hospitals

View all 14/08/2026

Patient turned away at hospital after 10-hour trip

Code Yellow or ‘health disaster’? Septic patients neglected and others returning sicker say Darwin nurses

Mother of school librarian misdiagnosed with migraine before fatal stroke urges clinicians to listen

13/08/2026

‘You only have to look at me’: Chris wants to face the world with dignity, but can’t

07/08/2026

Ramsay Health Care: New Emergency Department to Help Meet Growing Demand in Melbourne’s North-East

Insurance

View all 13/08/2026

Medibank: 50 new transitional care beds helping South Australians recover outside hospital

12/08/2026

Medibank: 50 new transitional care beds helping South Australians recover outside hospital

03/08/2026

Federal Government needs to review Private Health Insurance plans: COTA

31/07/2026

States rebel over Labor’s private health insurance plans

PHA: New polling reveals strong opposition to the Government’s health insurance rebate cut

LGBTQIA+

View all 28/07/2026

Choice, Voice, and Control

10/07/2026

Dementia Australia launches dedicated LGBT+ Hub in partnership with ACON

22/04/2026

Federal judge rules against Kennedy’s gender declaration

09/03/2026

At least 2300 children given puberty blockers as states refuse to release data

08/01/2026

Supporting Young LGBTIQA+ Victorians To Thrive

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 13/07/2026

Woman fined for falsely claiming to be a psychologist in ACT Supreme Court

19/06/2026

Health Care Complaints Commission v Stevens [2026] NSWCATOD 78

12/06/2026

Health Care Complaints Commission v Bahri [2026] NSWCATOD 68

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

Mental Health

View all 18/08/2026

Investigating the Mental Health Realities for Australian Women

17/08/2026

Mental health nurses improving care in emergency departments

10/08/2026

Youth mental health decline coincides with increased economic pressure: new report

31/07/2026

Mentalium: Mental health startup graveyard: 542 dead companies, seven patterns

14/07/2026

ifarmwell launches free wellbeing resources

Nursing

View all 18/08/2026

$60 million incentive for states and territories to introduce scope-of-practice reforms – The Australian College of Nursing

31/07/2026

Early-career nurses leaving, as shortfall of 80,000 looms: ACN urges action

Australian College of Nursing: Transition to Practice Programs

Australian College of Nursing: Next-Gen Nursing Discussion Paper: Forging a Future of Excellence Through Strong Early Career Nursing Programs

28/07/2026

Three nurse innovators named as finalists for the 2026 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers – The Australian College of Nursing

Organisations

View all 21/07/2026

Starworks: The Australian Reputation Index

14/07/2026

Dementia Australia Diversity small grants

23/06/2026

KPMG chair Martin Sheppard resigns amid whistleblower fallout

16/03/2026

Surviving childhood cancer is not enough – 20+ national organisations call for lifelong support for survivors – Children’s Cancer CoLab

Respiratory Health Priorities Spotlighted at TSANZSRS ASM 2026 – The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ)

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 19/08/2026

REDENTIALED INTERNATIONAL BIOTECH LEADER JOINS INVION’S BOARD

Hansen Technologies: Stuart MacDonald appointedChief Executive Officer; Andrew Hansen to become Executive Chair; David Trude to retire as Chair

Lilly calls on online platforms, payment companies and regulators to shut down the illegal retatrutide black market

18/08/2026

Pro Medicus: FY26 Full Year Results

Cochlear: FY26 result met revised guidance with continued strategic progress to support growth

Prevention

View all 03/08/2026

WA set to fall short of immunisation targets as free vaccination period ends

Primary Care

View all 19/08/2026

RACGP Rural Showcase strengthens commitment to rural GP workforce

18/08/2026

GPs bring preventive health checks and primary care priorities to WA Parliament – Royal Australian College of GPs

New guidance encourages GPs and physios to ditch unnecessary shoulder scans – Monash University

14/08/2026

AMA: Voluntary assisted dying – access should be fair and equitable across Australia

13/08/2026

GPs warn climate change is a growing health emergency and call for political action – Royal Australian College of GPs

Private health

View all 12/08/2026

Private health insurers access patients’ full medical records in ‘aggressive’ audits

10/07/2026

FOI 26-2855 – Departmental meetings with Ramsay Health Care

09/07/2026

St John of God Health Care shrinks size of its application estate

04/06/2026

PHA: Government appears to be flying blind on health insurance rebate cuts for older Australians

19/05/2026

Government right to defer aged care price caps: CHA – Catholic Health Australia

Public Health

View all 19/08/2026

ACDC: New national tuberculosis strategic plan released

18/08/2026

More than 2.6 million Australians will be living with cancer diagnosis by 2050, say scientists

17/08/2026

Understanding Australian health professionals’ knowledge of concussion: a cross-sectional nationwide survey

13/08/2026

Transcript: PHAA CEO Terry Slevin on the government’s lacklustre response to gambling reforms – Public Health Association of Australia

12/08/2026

Australia’s hepatitis B vaccine advice unchanged following US vaccine decision – Hepatitis Australia

Research

View all 19/08/2026

Research to Reality: Turning Evidence into Care – HCF

The same thing killed 43 per cent of these astronauts. Scientists have a theory

Perspectives of patients who frequently attend the emergency departments in Australia’s Northern Territory: a phenomenological inquiry

14/08/2026

ANZGOG opens 2026 Fund for New Research Grants to accelerate the next generation of gynaecological cancer research

13/08/2026

Exploration of the relationships between health literacy and experience of care integration in parents of children with special healthcare needs: a cross-sectional study

Rural Health

View all 19/08/2026

More rural doctors on the way as Monash Mildura GP Academy opens application for 2027 – Monash University

14/08/2026

I’m among the doctors our system rejects. This is why regional healthcare is dying

08/07/2026

National Rural Health Alliance: latest BushWire newsletter

26/06/2026

ACRRM welcomes endorsement of National Rural Health Commissioner

19/06/2026

Mark Butler: RFDS welcomes new aircraft

Specialists

View all 23/07/2026

RANZCP: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Workforce Report

29/05/2026

Delivering Better, Faster Specialist Care Across Victoria

21/05/2026

APHA: Specialist training stay of execution, still no guarantee

15/05/2026

Specialist doctor delayed 18 months after recruitment

01/05/2026

Health consumers back new focus on rising specialist costs – Consumers Health Forum of Australia

States

View all 18/08/2026

Dementia Australia welcomes commitment to dementia education and inclusive communities in Tasmania

Asbestos find keeps City Health Centre building closed indefinitely

17/08/2026

Victoria’s Hospitals Deliver Record Surgeries

Major new Redland hospital upgrade delivered

Maintenance blitz funding to support priority remediation works at Calvary Mater

Technology

View all 18/08/2026

Ramsay Health Care opens new day hospital in Cleveland, bringing AI- enabled surgery to the Redlands

22/07/2026

Don’t walk. Run. AI in Healthcare. 3rd National Policy Roadmap 2026

14/07/2026

Don’t Walk. Run. AI in Healthcare – The 3rd National Policy Roadmap

09/07/2026

AI Adoption in Australia

01/07/2026

Innovative soft robotic heart offers new way to study disease and test life-saving devices – UNSW Sydney

Tenders

View all 19/08/2026

Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority: Dandenong Hospital Redevelopment Project – Quantity Surveyor

Advance notice: tender opportunity for Broadmeadows Medicare Mental Health Centre

Melbourne Health: North improvement

18/08/2026

Northern Health: Provision of Internal Audit Services

Grant Opportunity: ACDC: Continuation of viral hepatitis prevention and response measures

Third Degree

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Webinar

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WHO

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Women's Health

View all 06/08/2026

New insights to support women achieve their breastfeeding goals

03/07/2026

AAHMS: Landmark mentoring program for women in health and medical research to go national

Australia’s healthcare system still weighted towards male experience, women’s health experts say

29/06/2026

TruScreen annual report

26/06/2026

Mark Butler: Menopause care at all endometriosis clinics

Workforce

View all 13/08/2026

Chiropractor who sparked outrage for cracking newborn baby’s spine now convicted sex offender

12/08/2026

Cleaners join hospital staff ranks in move to ‘more integrated system’

Brisbane doctor faces sack after reprisal finding against whistleblower upheld

04/08/2026

2026 Young Tall Poppy Science Award Winners

30/07/2026

6 HWQ: 2026 Health Workforce Needs Assessment