Australia
Australia invests $5.55b to expand bulk billing
Australia invests $5.55b to expand bulk billing
GPs in Victoria will receive incentives for every patient they bulk bill.
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Cowra Hospital Redevelopment to open in late 2025
The project features the facility’s first CT scanner.
1 day ago
Australian gov’t unveils concept design for $1.3b Bankstown Hospital
This outlines the planned locations of services and facilities within the new building.
1 day ago
Bayside Health appoints inaugural chief executive
Adam Horsburgh’s appointment comes ahead of the merger’s 2026 launch.
2 days ago
Australia to establish independent Centre for Disease Control
The new body will consolidate national evidence to address health threats.
5 days ago
Australia’s Pakenham Community Hospital reaches structural completion
Works on its external facade will now begin.
5 days ago
First major concrete pour completed for Moree Hospital Redevelopment
This forms the foundation for the new acute services building.
New $4.084 health hub opens on Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The facility offers oral health and breast screening services.
Higher Medicare rebates to cut contraception costs in NSW
The move is part of Australia’s $513.9m (A$792.9m) Women’s Health Package.
Site preparations begin for Australia’s Canterbury Hospital redevelopment
Early works construction is set to begin next year.
Design unveiled for Western Australia’s new Women and Babies Hospital
The 12-storey facility will house 274 hospital beds.
Australian committee backs wider access to immunotherapy treatments
The PBAC proposed expanding the listing of nivolumab and ipilimumab on the PBS.
WA Health expands digital messaging to boost emergency response
The platform replaces pagers, phone calls, and text messages to cut delays.
Australia’s Victoria to launch virtual hospital pilot
The trial will run until June 2026.
Ryde Hospital to introduce first MRI service as part of $341.7m upgrade
It will be located in the new seven-storey acute services building.
Queensland updates 80-year-old law governing Medical Research Institute
Key reforms include expanding eligibility for commercial incentive payments.
NSW Health Pathology takes over services at Hawkesbury District Hospital
Key services include on-site core chemistry and haematology.