Under the new plan, overseas-trained doctors could apply directly to AHPRA as the ‘single-entry point’ to gain their registration.

With unintentional overdoses involving medication on the rise, one expert says understanding drug use in general practice is key.

Recruitment for an extension to the Maintain Your Brain initiative involving GPs and patients in primary care will begin this year.

SPONSORED: Research is exploring whether adding eggs into daily diet could ease women’s symptom burden – offering insights for GPs.

Experts are calling for standardised guidelines to improve patients’ expectation management, as overseas research examines reactions to the viral drugs.

With the 1300 MEDICINE helpline shutting down on 30 July, GPs must engage with patients to ensure ‘nobody falls through any gaps’.

Guiding Australia’s future GPs through the last steps of their training is an ‘inspiring opportunity’ for Dr Scott Pearson.

The RACGP’s training will begin in September, with qualified GPs able to diagnose, treat and prescribe medication for the disorder.

Connections made at the RACGP-backed Rural Health Summit in Armidale have been planting the seeds for future medicine careers.

In a rare public appeal, the medical indemnity insurer has urged policymakers to put in place nationally consistent ‘red lines’ around pharmacy prescribing.

The ‘coercive tactics’ used by some Labor MPs to push GPs towards a fully bulk-billing practice model have been called out in Parliament.

In a move labelled ‘really poor’, a patient describes the announcement of low-dose Zoladex being discontinued as ‘traumatic’.

Practices have until the beginning of 2028 to comply with new rules to ensure medical instruments are correctly processed for sterilisation.

On a visit to the remote town of Karratha, the RACGP’s Vice President heard concerns about red tape and practice viability.

A webinar will explore how GPs can use collaborative goal setting to help families experiencing behaviour challenges.

A call for GPs to become more involved in ensuring their patients’ fitness to own a firearm has been met with concern from the RACGP.

Online prescribers will be compelled to share medication information to My Health Record as soon as 2027, as input on the Federal Government plan is sought.

The GP-patient relationship provides an ideal opportunity to support people through the ‘long tail’ of care after a stroke.

As HPV vaccination rates fall, the college has found gaps in draft guidelines to manage the disease the vaccine fights.

In a ‘scaling up of regulatory attention’, the medicines watchdog has formally deemed illegal peptides a compliance priority for 2026.