Dr Adam Louws made national news by taking a GP job in a tiny town — now he’s leaving
When GP Dr Adam Louws took a job in Julia Creek it made headlines from the ABC to the Daily Mail. The Queensland town, 600km…
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Doctors and the stupid stuff — new campaign targets most ridiculous admin demands
The spectacle of doctors being dragged away from patients to order office supplies and geriatricians having to undergo a working-with-children check are being targeted in…
Medical board hits back at specialist college over ‘unprofessional’ conduct accusation
The Medical Board of Australia has hit back hard after being accused of unprofessional behaviour over its fast-track scheme for IMG specialists. This week, the…
Hearing in NSW psychiatrist dispute delayed over economic impact evidence
A hearing into the dispute between psychiatrists and the NSW Government has been adjourned to April after a disagreement over evidence submissions on economic modelling.…
‘I’d work six months as a doctor then have six months off for the pro basketball season’: Dr Darren Ng’s story
Starting both medical school and his professional basketball career aged 18, Dr Darren Ng “didn’t have much of a life”. “I’d go to medical school in…
‘We just want to visit the children’: These GPs want to retire but can’t
GP husband-and-wife duo Dr Diana Coote and Dr Clement Gordon have worked in the same small town for 36 years. Now in their 70s with…
Psychiatrists and the NSW Govt meet in court — can this finally end their battle?
Doctors and the NSW Government will stand before the state’s Industrial Relations Commission this week in an attempt to solve their drawn-out dispute over public…
Are Trump’s tariffs a blessing in disguise for our medical workforce and the Aussie space program?
I used to joke that I was a refugee from Los Angeles. I left the US over 45 years ago, and even back then I…
Junior doctors reach $175 million agreement over unpaid overtime after four-year legal battle
Current and former junior doctors in Victoria have reached a $175 million in-principle agreement with the State Government over unpaid overtime — four years after…
Patient death at hospital that had no doctors for four days ‘wholly preventable’: coroner
A patient has died at a hospital with no doctors after a telehealth GP prescribed aspirin without knowing of his NSAID hypersensitivity, a coroner has…
