17 Mar 2026
Doctors Warn of Dangerous Peptide Trend on Social Media
Health experts say a growing number of young Australians are being exposed to unregulated peptide products online.
17 Mar 2026
GP College Cautions Against Expanding Weight‑Loss Drugs for Kids
The RACGP says medicines like Ozempic should not be widely used for children with obesity yet, even though the maker of the drug says they could help. The college of GPs argues that general practice and healthy lifestyle care should be the first step, not more spending on new weight‑loss medicines.
17 Mar 2026
Big Study Finds Medicinal Cannabis Doesn’t Help Most Mental Health Issues
A major review of medical research in The Lancet Psychiatry has found no solid proof that medicinal cannabis helps treat common mental health problems such as anxiety, depression or post‑traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
16 Mar 2026
Face-to-Face with MPs: NT GPs Make Their Case
General practitioners in the Northern Territory took their concerns straight to the parliament last week during the inaugural GPs@Parliament event.
16 Mar 2026
Rural SA Town Still Searching for a Permanent GP
A small South Australian town has spent years trying to attract a permanent doctor, investing heavily in facilities and incentives in the hope of securing long-term medical care for its community.
16 Mar 2026
Women 21% Less Likely to Die from Cancer, Study Finds
New research from Adelaide University shows women may have a survival advantage over men in advanced cancers, but they also face a higher risk of severe treatment side effects.
13 Mar 2026
Monash and JCU lead in producing future GPs in Australia
A new analysis led by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) shows that some Australian universities are producing more future GPs and rural generalists than others.
13 Mar 2026
GPs and tech experts unite at RACGP Hackathon 2026 in Sydney
The 2026 RACGP Hackathon has kicked off in Sydney, bringing together general practitioners, tech experts, and entrepreneurs to tackle challenges in primary care.
13 Mar 2026
Federal trial will let pharmacists prescribe contraceptives and treat simple UTIs
The Australian Government has announced a new 12‑month trial that will let concession card holders get pharmacy‑prescribed contraceptives from January 2027, without seeing a GP first.
12 Mar 2026
RACGP Hails Rural Workforce Incentive Reforms as ‘Significant Win’
The RACGP has welcomed changes to the Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) – Rural Advanced Skills stream, which will now assess a GP’s full-time equivalency (FTE) based solely on work in rural and remote MM 3–7 locations.