06 Mar 2026
2026 Flu Vaccine Program Update for Health Professionals
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd, has shared new information for health professionals about the 2026 influenza vaccination program under the National Immunisation Program (NIP).
06 Mar 2026
RACGP Questions Pharmacy Guild’s $110k PM Dinner Ticket
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia reportedly spent up to $110,000 to attend a birthday dinner and fundraiser for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers in Canberra on Monday.
06 Mar 2026
Aboriginal-Led GP Training Trial Starts in Rural Queensland
A new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led GP training trial has launched in Charleville, Queensland, to help grow the rural GP workforce and support community-controlled health care.
06 Mar 2026
$152 Million Available to Support Medical Innovations and Consumer-Led Research
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) has announced new grant opportunities in 2026, with $152 million available to help bring medical innovations to market and increase consumer involvement in health research.
06 Mar 2026
RACGP Pushes for Program to Support City GPs Working in Rural Areas
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging the Federal Government to fund a new Pathways to Rural program to help city GPs work in regional communities.
06 Mar 2026
New InSight+ Series Focuses on Doctors’ Health and Wellbeing
Drs4Drs has teamed up with InSight+ to launch a new series that highlights the importance of doctors’ health and wellbeing.
06 Mar 2026
AMA26 Conference Spotlight: Dr Hussain Khan
Hussain Khan, a leading sports and exercise doctor, will be one of the high-profile speakers at AMA26 in Melbourne.
06 Mar 2026
Private Hospital Groups Back AMA Call for Minimum Health Insurance Payouts
Peak private hospital bodies have backed the Australian Medical Association’s call for private health insurers to return a minimum of 90 per cent of premiums to consumers as benefits.
06 Mar 2026
Final Report Released on HELP Debt Reduction Program
The independent review of the HELP Debt Reduction Program has been completed and officially tabled in Parliament.
05 Mar 2026
Medical Colleges Set National Standard for Ethical Billing
All 16 Australian medical colleges have agreed on a national framework to guide ethical and transparent billing.
