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

Aged Care

View all 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

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

Allied

View all 06/05/2025

Guild congratulates re-elected Albanese Government

Pharmacists welcome re-elected Albanese Labor Government

05/05/2025

Coalition to slash paid prac placements for student nurses & midwives – The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)

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

Commonwealth

View all 07/05/2025

DoHAC: CHSP provider update – Draft Aged Care Rules (Release 4b)

06/05/2025

DoHAC: Influenza (flu) immunisation data – 1 March to 4 May – 2021-2025

PBS: Update to Agenda for the May 2025 PBAC Meeting

DoHAC: COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care homes – 2 May 2025

05/05/2025

DoHAC: MCEWG, Meeting 4, 25 February 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 06/05/2025

NDS: Disability Reform Action Plan

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

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 07/05/2025

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

06/05/2025

ANMF congratulates Anthony Albanese on historic Election win

Medicines Australia congratulates Labor Government on its re-election

02/05/2025

Grattan on Friday: Key markers on the bumpy road to this election

01/05/2025

AMA 2025 Federal Election Health Report Card

First Nations

View all 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

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

Hospitals

View all 06/05/2025

Catholic Health Australia congratulates Albanese Government and urges health reform

05/05/2025

APHA: When did reform in healthcare become a dirty word?

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

Insurance

View all 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

07/03/2025

Medibank to support customers impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred

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 06/05/2025

Noxopharm: SOF-SKN™ data presented at rheumatology conference

Neurizon: Last Patient Successfully Completes Treatment in OLE Study

AusBiotech welcomes the re-election of the Albanese Government and calls for a renewed national focus on life sciences

05/05/2025

Nyrada: Phase I Clinical Trial Dosing Update #2

NVION COMPLETES DOSING OF FIRST SIX PATIENTS IN PHASE I/II NON-MELANOMA SKINCANCER TRIAL

Primary Care

View all 07/05/2025

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

05/05/2025

AMA submission to the Consultation on Assignment of Medicare Benefits for Simplified Billing Services

Historic health commitments will shape votes this weekend – Royal Australian College of GPs

Public Health

View all 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

02/05/2025

Catholic Health Australia: Government must help not-for-profit providers deal with the negative impacts of climate change

01/05/2025

Calls for major reform as patients trapped in time-wasting referral cycle – Consumers Health Forum of Australia

30/04/2025

Melbourne To Host Leading Diabetes Congress In 2026

Research

View all 06/05/2025

Melbourne scientists identify potential new target for neurodegenerative diseases – Monash University

Remote health: what are the problems and what can we do about them? Insights from Australia

05/05/2025

Exploring barriers and facilitators to capturing cancer stage at diagnosis in a population-based cancer registry: a cross-sectional survey of health information managers/clinical coders and multidisciplinary team members

02/05/2025

Published Saudi Arabia Study Confirms TruScreen’s Results

Client characteristics and outcomes of the Australian short-term restorative care programme: a cohort study

Rural Health

View all 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’

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

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 07/05/2025

NSW Health: Construction begins for Warrawong Community Health Centre

NSW Health: Grafton schematic designs released

New Homes To Grow Shepparton’s Health Workforce

Queensland unions predict ‘hell of a bloody fight’ if LNP attacks nurses’ right to strike

06/05/2025

More Western Australians to access emergency care at home

Technology

View all 07/05/2025

Understanding the evidence for artificial intelligence in healthcare

e-DiVA Virtual Assistant launch

06/05/2025

Qld government scales up generative AI usage

01/05/2025

Google bans advertising for Drug and alcohol rehabs – Steps Retreat (Australia) Limited (trading as The Sydney Retreat)

30/04/2025

Implementing Australia’s AI Ethics Principles in government

Tenders

View all 07/05/2025

Austin Health: Refresh of Flexible Endoscopes Fleet

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth): VicHealth Local Food Partnership Evaluation

South West Healthcare: Consultantcy Services – Workcover Review

06/05/2025

Austin Health: Refresh of Flexible Endoscopes Fleet

Western District Health Service: Supply and Maintenance of Operating Tables

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 07/05/2025

Nurses and Healthcare Practitioners Flock to Training as Stress Levels Rise – Plenty Training

06/05/2025

Nominations Now Open for the 2025 National Palliative Care Awards – Palliative Care Australia

01/05/2025

350,000+ emergency and health services workers call on Dutton to drop nuclear – Emergency Services Organisations

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