16 Oct 2025
Antimicrobial Resistance ‘Outpacing Advances in Modern Medicine’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning after finding antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has risen in more than 40% of monitored antibiotics over just six years.
16 Oct 2025
Measles Alert Issued for Gold Coast Residents
The Gold Coast Public Health Unit (GCPHU) has issued a measles alert following a confirmed case of the infection. The individual, who recently returned from overseas, was unknowingly infectious while visiting multiple locations on the Gold Coast.
16 Oct 2025
President’s Update: AMA and Pharmacy Guild Call for Urgent Action on Medicinal Cannabis
AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen has provided members with the latest updates from the national AMA.
16 Oct 2025
Share by Default Reforms in My Health Record: AMA Response
The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has implemented the next phase of Share by Default reforms to give patients faster access to pathology and diagnostic imaging results in My Health Record (MHR).
16 Oct 2025
Helping GPs Support Practitioners with Registration Restrictions
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is running an information session to help GPs and other health professionals understand their role when supporting a practitioner who has restrictions on their registration
15 Oct 2025
GPs Deliver ‘Very Positive’ Health Checks for WA Politicians
A team of RACGP GPs visited the Western Australian Parliament in Perth to provide free health checks for politicians and highlight the critical role of general practice in the community.
15 Oct 2025
Federal Government Unveils GP Training Incentive Package
The Federal Government has released full details of its long-awaited GP Training Incentive Payments initiative, welcomed by the RACGP as a significant boost to Australia’s future GP workforce.
15 Oct 2025
RACGP Members Invited to Vote on Convocation Proposals
RACGP members can now vote for their favourite proposal in the 2025 Convocation, which has returned this year as a key member-led initiative to shape the future of general practice.
15 Oct 2025
Victoria Removes GP ‘Gag Clause’ on Voluntary Assisted Dying
Victorian GPs can now raise voluntary assisted dying (VAD) with their patients for the first time, following new legislation that removes the so-called “gag clause.”
14 Oct 2025
Tasmanian GP Family Honoured for Lifelong Commitment to Rural Care
A Tasmanian GP family spanning three generations has been recognised for their outstanding contribution to rural healthcare at the RACGP Tasmania Fellowship Ceremony on 11 October in Hobart, on Muwinina and Palawa Country.