The Australian Government has launched the National Menopause and Perimenopause Awareness Campaign to improve access to reliable information and support for women aged 35 and over who are going through this life stage.

Starting 1 July 2026, the Australian Government is introducing major changes to the Assignment of Benefit (AoB) process for Medicare bulk billed services.

Primary Health Networks (PHNs) and the National MyMedicare PHN Implementation Program have developed this Mental Health Quality Improvement (QI) Activation Series to guide general practices in using practice data to organise and proactively deliver care for populations of their patients with a mental health condition.

On 17 May 2026, the Director-General of the World Health Organization determined that the ongoing outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus (BVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005).

The Aged Care On-Site Pharmacist (ACOP) Program supports safer and more person-centred medication use in residential aged care homes.

Anyone with Medicare now pays less for their Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription medicines, with the Australian Government lowering the maximum patient cost of PBS medicines.

The First Peoples’ Healing Program is a free, monthly group program funded by SEMPHN and delivered by Windana, designed to create a safe space for First Nations carers supporting a loved one affected by alcohol, other drugs or mental health challenges.

New community resource kit providing ready-to-share information on the recent changes to bulk billing and how to find your nearest bulk billing practice.

New statewide referral criteria for 12 children’s orthopaedics conditions came into effect on 20 April 2026 in all Victorian public hospitals. The children’s orthopaedics suite joins 20 suites of specialist referral criteria already in existence across Victoria.