31 Oct 2025
Update: Brodifacoum Poisoning Linked to Homemade Foods in Logan
Authorities have identified a common source of brodifacoum poisoning in the Logan area, with all affected individuals having consumed homemade foods.
31 Oct 2025
Adolescent to Parent Violence: GPs Call for More Support
General practitioners are seeking greater support to help families affected by adolescent to parent violence, a complex and emotionally challenging issue.
31 Oct 2025
RACGP Road Trip Gives Registrars a Taste of Rural Medicine
General practice registrars from across Western New South Wales recently embarked on a 300-kilometre RACGP ‘Rural Roundup’ road trip, gaining hands-on experience in rural medicine.
31 Oct 2025
GPs Warn Mental Health MBS Changes Could Harm Patients and Clinics
General practitioners have raised concerns that changes to Medicare mental health items, due to start on 1 November, could negatively affect patient care and the financial sustainability of clinics focused on mental health.
30 Oct 2025
Major Medicare Changes Coming 1 November
From 1 November, sweeping changes to Medicare will take effect, including new bulk-billing incentives, telehealth updates, mental health reforms, and changes to long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) items.
30 Oct 2025
Presolol 100 (Labetalol 100 mg) Shortage Update: Substitution Instrument Extended
The shortage of Presolol 100 (labetalol hydrochloride 100 mg) tablets has now been extended to mid-November 2025.
30 Oct 2025
Government to Step In if Bulk-Billing Rates Don’t Improve
The Federal Government has warned it will take direct action if not enough GP clinics sign up to the new bulk-billing incentive program.
30 Oct 2025
Australia Farewells GP Trailblazer Professor John Murtagh
Hundreds gathered on Thursday to farewell Emeritus Professor John Murtagh, a pioneering figure in Australian general practice, who passed away on 18 October aged 89.
29 Oct 2025
South Australia Launches GP ADHD Training Program
A new RACGP-led training program will enable up to 100 South Australian GPs to diagnose and treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from February 2026, with expressions of interest opening this week.
29 Oct 2025
EOI: Support at Home Pooled Funding Trial Workshops
We are inviting Support at Home service providers to contribute to the design of a pooled funding trial, which will begin in 2026. Your input will help create a model that allows participants to combine parts of their budgets to access more flexible or as-needed support services.
