Policy & regulation

A new consumer snapshot of the Australian health industry has shown that satisfaction is highest for optometry among all disciplines,...

  Optometry Australia (OA) has lodged its pre-budget submission for the 2024-25 Federal Budget which outlines a pathway to accessible...

  The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has released its 2023 Private Health Insurance Report Card showing the rebates for identical procedures...

To make Australia a more attractive destination for overseas-trained practitioners, Ahpra and the National Boards are considering two additional changes...

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has removed the requirements of an in-person identity check for international health practitioner...

Optometrists providing non-surgical cosmetic services around the eye may need to grapple with new rules governing the way they perform...

  Australian optometrists face “various funding, regulatory, technological, cultural, and inter-professional barriers” preventing them from practising to their fullest scope,...

The UK drug regulator has warned of possible contamination of certain batches of eye gels, thought to contain the bacteria...

New figures show 57 optometrists were the subject of complaints during the past year, as the Optometry Board of Australia...

The number of international health practitioners registered to work in Australia over the past year has almost doubled, according to...