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Australia’s leading blood cancer charity, the Leukaemia Foundation, is calling on radio hosts around the country to go bare for its iconic World’s Greatest Shave campaign in 2026. For over 25 years, the flagship fundraiser has brought people together in solidarity to shave, cut or colour their hair, to raise vital funds for the 170,000 Australians living … Continued
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Are you concerned about your memory or worried that someone you know may have dementia? Dementia Australia is offering support in Tweed Heads between 23-26 February. It is estimated there are almost 145,700 people living with dementia in NSW. Without a medical breakthrough this number is expected to increase to more than 252,800 people living with dementia by 2054. The Dementia Australia sessions are an … Continued
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Melbourne, Australia – 6 February 2026AGRF Ltd (Australian Genome Research Facility) and the Australian Proteome Analysis Facility (APAF) have announced a new partnership to support Australia’s research community through integrated multi-omic services. Multiomics aims to comprehensively analyse the interplay of different biomolecules responsible for biological processes to enhance our understanding of biological functions. Both AGRF … Continued
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Western Australia has welcomed 251 new GP registrars in 2026, the largest intake on record – supporting stronger GP access across the state, including communities in regional and remote areas. The future specialist GPs and Rural Generalists will begin their training through the Commonwealth-funded Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) Program with the RACGP today, a … Continued
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The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has secured a $751.3 million, five-year Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) Grant agreement with the Federal Government. This is the largest and longest training agreement ever awarded to a medical college. RACGP President Dr Michael Wright said the new agreement will expand access to GPs across the country. … Continued
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On 6 February, Sydney local Brian Barry turns 102. He doesn’t think of himself as remarkable. He’ll tell you he “just kept going”, that his long life is “luck”, and that he talks “a lot of rot”. But sit with him for even a few minutes and a very different picture emerges: a sharp mind, … Continued
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A breakthrough from Monash University could pave the way for faster, smaller and more energy-efficient lasers and other light-based technologies. Engineers have developed a new type of perovskite material arranged into an ordered “supercrystal.” In this structure, tiny packets of energy called excitons work together rather than individually, allowing the material to amplify light far … Continued
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Key Facts: FoLix™, the first FDA-cleared fractional non-ablative laser for hair loss, has won Best New Dermatology Technology Award 2025 and NewBeauty Award for Best Laser Treatment 2025 The treatment is expanding into Australia following successful US launch in June 2024, offering a non-invasive solution for hair loss that requires only 4-6 monthly sessions FoLix™ … Continued
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Key Facts: AFSA has lodged a 2026–27 pre-budget submission urging the Australian Government to invest $5 million in FY2026–27 via the Medical Research Future Fund to run a time-limited pilot to validate regulatory-aligned non-animal methods (including organoids, organ-on-chip and computational models). AFSA proposes the $5m pilot would support 8–12 translational grants ($250,000–$500,000 each) 71% of polled … Continued
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Key Facts: Research from UNSW Sydney is changing the future of precision care for genetic and rare diseases, using children’s own cells to build small organ models to test cystic fibrosis medicines on. When UNSW Associate Professor Shafagh Waters explains cystic fibrosis (CF) to the children she works with, she asks them to imagine what … Continued
