‘No different to cigarettes’: Govt will ban children from Facebook and TikTok
The Federal Government will ban younger children from joining social media due to concerns for their mental health, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced. While…
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Instagram account defends outing dozens of doctors it says are anti-Semitic
An anonymous Instagram account that posts pictures and workplaces of doctors it accuses of anti-Semitism says it is targeting racists. The account Notmydoctor48 has made…
‘Many of us have been defamed by fellow doctors we thought were friends’
Dr Jennifer Martinez’s problems started with comments posted in a private social media group and ended with her being publicly accused of anti-Semitism. She is…
AHPRA changes social media guidelines after doctors reported for Gaza posts
This story has been updated to include greater detail of the guideline updates. Doctors who call for peace talks in Gaza are unlikely to trigger…
‘People need to know this goes on’: Doctor sent racist hate mail at work
A high-profile surgeon has revealed the hate mail sent to her work from someone who claimed to be a GP following the Voice to Parliament…
One-third of doctors admit to secretly Googling patients: AusDoc survey
A third of doctors admit they have googled patients, with many more agreeing it is okay to search online for useful clinical information about a…
GP sparks furore with ‘mothers shouldn’t be full-time surgeons’ jibe
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Scammers posing as Federal Government bureaucrats target leading GP
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal is warning GPs to watch out for scams that could put their practice data at risk, saying he was tricked by “sophisticated”…
‘Free speech’ no defence for bullying on social media, warns AHPRA
'The standard we walk past is the standard we accept,' the watchdog says in a public statement.
AHPRA must not be used to ‘persecute’ doctors, say leading medics
Their letter to health minsters demands that sanctions against Dr David Berger are dropped and the regulator is audited over its handling of public…
