Private health insurers demand action on non-GP specialist fees The industry is taking aim at rising costs, calling for ‘referral tools to help GPs show patients local specialists and typical fees’.
In Practice: DVA releases new quick guide for GPs The DVA has released a quick guide to help GPs navigate item numbers available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans.
Global push for person-centred cancer care This World Cancer Day, fragmented health systems and a lack of coordination are in the spotlight, with the role of GPs highlighted.
GPs issue urgent medical misinformation warning Doctors say they are increasingly using consults to dispel medical mistruths patients see online, as social media misinformation reaches a dangerous tipping point.
TGA sounds alarm on fake melatonin imports The watchdog has updated its advice, as variability in the melatonin content of unregistered products raises ‘serious safety concerns’.
Thriving Kids rollout delayed The Prime Minister has pushed back the program’s start date by three months, leading to ‘mixed feelings’ from a GP expert.
New medical program welcomes first students Charles Darwin University will begin training 42 students, aiming to bolster the number of locally trained doctors in the NT.
Entire town rallies to recruit new GP Offering free haircuts, coffees, and Pilates – one rural town is getting creative to attract a new GP, leaving its only doctor confident his ‘community’s 100% behind me’.
TGA reveals compliance priorities Cannabis, vapes, weight-loss drugs, and melatonin are among the TGA’s 2026–27 priority areas, as it announces a new compliance and enforcement agenda.
Shingrix uptake spikes following NIP addition More than 2.5 million Shingrix doses were administered in its first year on the NIP, compared to 97,000 the previous year.