21 May 2026
Conference Opens Registrations to Support the Future of General Practice
Registrations are now open for South Western Sydney Primary Health Network’s (SWSPHN) 2026 annual conference, focused on strengthening the long-term viability and sustainability of general practice.
21 May 2026
RACGP Highlights Reconciliation Week and New GP Learning Opportunities
The RACGP is encouraging GPs and healthcare teams to get involved in National Reconciliation Week through a range of events, webinars, and new educational resources focused on culturally safe care.
21 May 2026
Gold Coast Man Fined After Practising While Suspended
A Gold Coast man has been fined after continuing to work as a chiropractor even though his registration had been suspended.
21 May 2026
Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Offer Little Protection Against Falls, Study Finds
A major review has found that calcium and vitamin D supplements are unlikely to prevent falls or fractures in older people, challenging common routine use of these supplements.
21 May 2026
New Digital Health Standards Framework Aims to Improve System Integration
A new national framework has been launched in Australia to improve how digital health systems work together across hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare services.
21 May 2026
Nudge Letters to GPs Show Strong Impact on Test Ordering
A new Australian evaluation has found that “nudge” or feedback letters sent to high-requesting general practitioners significantly reduced unnecessary pathology testing.
21 May 2026
Psychiatry Inpatient Telehealth Items Made Permanent on MBS
The Australian Government has confirmed that psychiatry inpatient telehealth items will be made permanent on the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), in a move welcomed by the Federal AMA.
21 May 2026
TGA Issues Fines Over Alleged Illegal Supply of Melanotan II
A New South Wales individual has been issued 27 infringement notices by the TGA, totalling more than $101,000, for allegedly supplying Melanotan II products to Australian consumers in breach of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.
21 May 2026
AMA Gains Greater Clinical Involvement in Cost Transparency Reforms
The Australian Medical Association has secured a stronger role for clinicians in the development of the Federal Government’s healthcare cost transparency reforms.
20 May 2026
Meningococcal Case Reported in Adelaide
A man in his 80s from metropolitan Adelaide is in a stable condition in hospital after being diagnosed with invasive meningococcal disease caused by serogroup B.