Doctors at work

Researchers have published a study exploring general practitioners’ experiences of voluntary assisted dying in Queensland. (Left to right: Dr Laura Ley Greaves, Dr Rachel Feeney, Emeritus Professor Lindy Willmott and Professor Ben White).

Euthanasia

Study finds ‘significant barriers’ for GPs offering voluntary assisted dying

After speaking to doctors from across Queensland, one researcher said there is not yet enough to incentivise doctors who are not already offering voluntary assisted dying services to take up the scheme.

7 days ago
Courtney Kruk

Latest

A former Brisbane doctor accused of performing excessive intimate examinations, including pap smears, vaginal swabs and breast checks, has been barred from practicing.

Queensland

Doctor accused of excessive pap smears, kissing patients banned indefinitely

The doctor performed four pap smears a year on one patient, but no pathology report was found. Another patient said he kissed her on the lips.

March 3, 2026
Courtney Kruk

Hospitals in crisis

The Sydney hospitals where nurses are expected to be prison guards

Alleged killings are predictable when hospitals are treated as prisons, a senior psychiatrist says, as the use of Section 19b orders has become a lightning rod.

February 20, 2026
Kate Aubusson

Lyn Barker is immune-compromised, which puts her at higher risk of antimicrobial-resistant infections.

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Medicine

Superbugs deaths are rising: This ‘Netflix-style’ subscription could turn the tide

About 100 Australians die every week from a superbug infection, with newborn babies and the critically ill being at greatest risk of the rising threat.

February 18, 2026
Kate Aubusson

Lucia Porteus
Lucia was diagnosed with ADHD at 7 years old.

Healthcare

Lucia had time-blindness and missed social cues. Finding out why changed her life

NSW GPs will soon be able to diagnose ADHD under reforms to make it easier and cheaper for people to get treatment.

February 11, 2026
Kate Aubusson

Dr Meg Langraf, lead plaintiff in the class action, said junior doctors were asking St Vincent’s to ensure every hour they worked counted.

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Hospitals

‘Treated like slaves’: Junior doctors’ class action against St Vincent’s Hospital

Junior doctors are suing St Vincent’s Hospital for hundreds of thousands of dollars, alleging the hospital demands excessive hours of unpaid overtime or risk career sabotage.

February 4, 2026
Kate Aubusson

AFR. NEWS. GOLD COAST. HOTELS. Hotel mogul Jerry Schwartz at his human body exhibition at the Hilton Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. Picture by Paul Harris. Tuesday 15 December 2020 .

Health

Suspended Sydney millionaire surgeon found guilty of serious misconduct

Hotel mogul Jerry Schwartz said he planned to appeal the decision after a tribunal found he breached restrictions on his cosmetic practice by giving patients fentanyl.