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.
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Australian gov’t unveils concept design for $1.3b Bankstown Hospital

This outlines the planned locations of services and facilities within the new building.
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Bayside Health appoints inaugural chief executive

Adam Horsburgh’s appointment comes ahead of the merger’s 2026 launch.
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Australia to establish independent Centre for Disease Control

The new body will consolidate national evidence to address health threats.
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Australia’s Pakenham Community Hospital reaches structural completion

Works on its external facade will now begin.
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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.

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.

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.