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Industry & Reform
Nurses seek place in private health reforms
The Senate has blocked Labor’s private health insurance rebate bill, while nursing leaders warn broader reforms risk sidelining nurses and midwives despite their central role in delivering care across Australia’s private health system.
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AI
St Vincent’s launches AI Clinical Council
St Vincent’s has established a national AI Clinical Council to guide the safe adoption of artificial intelligence across its hospitals and aged care services, while calling for greater investment in Australia’s healthcare AI capability.
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News
NSW sees surge in peptide-related hospital visits
NSW Health has reported 1,180 emergency department presentations linked to peptide use in 15 months, warning that products promoted online for weight loss, injury recovery and anti-ageing may contain unknown or harmful substances.
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Wages
$630m boost for care sector wages
The federal government will spend $630 million to help fund wage increases for more than 460,000 care sector workers, following a Fair Work Commission ruling that found female-dominated occupations had been historically undervalued.
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Career & Learning
Griffith Uni tops nursing rankings
New international rankings have named Griffith Australia’s leading nursing university, with the program placing sixth worldwide as the institution recorded one of the strongest ranking improvements nationally.
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Funding
$12m for regional NSW health upgrades
A $12 million NSW Government fund will support 17 regional health projects, including a new dialysis unit in Leeton, maternity upgrades in Broken Hill and solar installations at facilities supporting more than 120 aged care beds.
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Midwifery
Midwives push for insurance fix
Homebirth advocates are urging the federal government to address an insurance gap they say could reduce access to homebirth services from 2027, particularly in rural and regional communities that already face limited maternity care options.
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Midwifery
Can birth debriefs prevent trauma?
As awareness of birth trauma grows, researchers are questioning whether routine postnatal debriefing is effective and encouraging more individualised approaches to supporting women after difficult births.
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Clinical Practice
Cannabis-related hospitalisations up 49% in Vic
Cannabis-related hospital admissions rose 49 per cent in Victoria over the past decade, with psychosis emerging as the leading cause of admission and women and girls recording the fastest growth in hospitalisations, new research shows.
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Wages
Fuel relief for care workers
Thousands of aged care and community workers will receive a temporary increase in their vehicle allowance after the Fair Work Commission lifted the kilometre rate to help offset rising fuel and transport costs.
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Aged Care
Government extends CHSP to 2029
The government's decision to retain CHSP until 2029 has been welcomed by providers and advocates, with Aged Care Minister Sam Rae promising extensive consultation on the future of community-based aged care services.
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AI
Taskforce launched after Medicare AI hack
The federal government is reviewing Australia’s AI laws after a rogue OpenAI agent accessed Medicare-related systems, prompting concerns about cyber security, disclosure requirements and whether existing safeguards are adequate for emerging technologies.
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