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Op-ed from Assistant Minister White – A year of delivering healthcare for Tasmanians
‘Bulk Billing for all Australians’ Campaign launches to raise awareness of how to find bulk billed GP care
First Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program payments now processed
Tasmanians set to save even more under Labor’s cheaper medicines plan
Extreme Heat And Total Fire Ban
Joint Operation Nets Massive Tobacco Haul
You can have your say On New Planning Rules
Share Your Thoughts On NDIS New Framework Planning
Your Experiences Matter – Please Share Them With Us 23 January
$16.5 million to turn groundbreaking health research into real-world solutions
Erina Medicare Urgent Care Clinic Now Open
2026 Resident Experience Survey Has Started
‘Expertise’ shouldn’t be a bad word – expert consensus guides science and society
The TGA releases compliance principles, reinforcing proactive and risk-based enforcement throughout 2026 and 2027
$4.7 million for UNSW researchers to investigate long COVID
$120 million for research to improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care
Cook Labor Government to launch first ever WA Preventative Health Strategy
New phase of ‘Give Up For Good’ campaign launches to help Australians quit smoking and vaping
$120 Million For Groundbreaking Medical Research
International Day Of People With Disability Public Survey
New measures to crack down on illegal tobacco operations
NDIA Board Chair Reappointment For 3-year Term
Chatswood And Dee Why Medicare Urgent Care Clinics Now Open
Conviction for unlawful supply and advertising of black salve products
Ellenbrook Medicare Urgent Care Clinic Now Open
First Nations representation continues for the National Aged Care Advisory Council
Announcing 2026 Aged Care Council Of Elders
AMA advocacy win improves access and affordability for ECG tracing
Shake-up Of Health Maintenance Procurement
Carina-Carindale and Capalaba Medicare Urgent Care Clinics now open
$14.5 Million Investment To Deliver Record Number Of GPs Trained
PBS Prescription Medicines More Affordable For Australians
Police investigating theft of potentially lethal poppy capsules
Women In Western Australia Saving Millions On Medicines
Cheaper drinks will see a rise in noncommunicable diseases and injuries
New Endometriosis And Pelvic Pain Clinic Opens In Joondalup
Work Hard, Play Hard?
Medicare Mental Health Check In – Online Now
PolyU research teams and startups shine at CES 2026, winning three prestigious innovation awards
How Greater Shepparton can support communities impacted by bushfires
$10.1 million to back Australia’s next generation of medical researchers
GPs commend training boost and equitable ECG funding
Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd – Measles vaccination advice
Cheaper medicines for children’s inflammatory diseases, rare liver disease and multiple sclerosis
Extreme Heat Service Changes For Wednesday 7 January
Securing Cancer Nurses With McGrath Foundation
Almost 50,000 Australians Screened For Lung Cancer
Australian Women Save Millions On Medicines