19 Mar 2026
AHPRA Prepares for More Complaints in New Five‑Year Plan
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) says it expects more notifications about health workers in the coming years and has released a new five‑year strategy to get ready.
18 Mar 2026
PBAC Recommends PBS Listing for Wegovy
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has released guidance on how Australians could access subsidised GLP-1 weight-loss medicines like Wegovy.
18 Mar 2026
Uni Debt Relief Helps Keep GPs in Rural Australia
A Federal program that helps pay off university debt for GPs working in rural and remote areas is showing positive results, with most doctors choosing to stay long term.
18 Mar 2026
RACGP Urges Support for GPs in Disaster Response
The RACGP says GPs in Queensland are not being included in disaster planning, even though they play a key role during emergencies.
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.