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Teals call for extension of prac payments
Independent MPs call for changes to the government’s Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20%) Bill 2025, to expand practice payments program There is no justification for excluding pharmacy students …
The top 10: PDL alerts and columns
Which advice articles and webinars from PDL were our readers looking at in the first half of 2025? PDL supports pharmacists throughout their professional life, with market-leading Professional Indemnity (PI) …
Discount Drug Stores satisfies: survey
Sigma’s Discount Drug Stores is Australia’s top pharmacy banner, consumer comparison platform Canstar Blue reveals Discount Drug Stores has claimed the 2025 Canstar Blue Most Satisfied Customers Award for pharmacies. …
Pharmacist made 101 fraudulent claims
A pharmacist uploaded another woman’s nude images without consent, defrauded back-to-work payment schemes and was caught with drug-manufacturing equipment The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard that a pharmacist …
‘It’s a great time to be a pharmacy retailer’
Changes to supermarket product ranges are fueling increased consumer spending in community pharmacies Question marks over supermarket giants’ pricing behaviours and limited product ranges are pushing shoppers to community pharmacy, …
The top 10: legal news
What were the legal and regulatory stories that our readers were most interested in during the first six months of 2025? These were the ten best read legal stories on …
Labor to take PBS co-payment back to the future
Government to introduce legislation that will return maximum out-of-pocket expenses for PBS medicines to levels last seen 21 years ago Labor is set to deliver on its pre-election promise to …
‘Patient safety is at serious risk’: union
Pharmacists working at public hospitals in the Northern Territory are set to vote on taking industrial action over ongoing staff shortages Union leaders are warning that cancer services in the …
The top 12: Podcasts
We cover a wide range of topics in our AJP podcasts. So which ones have our readers been listening to? These are the 12 most clicked AJP podcasts on our …
Amendment to simplify PBS approval process
Proposed changes to deliver quicker decisions for new pharmacy applications Legislative reforms proposed by the government will simplify regulations around where new pharmacies can be approved to supply Pharmaceutical Benefits …
‘A powerful step toward reducing health inequities’
A new partnership aims to improve medicine safety and health outcomes for people living with an intellectual disability The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) says it’s hoped a new project …
The week in review
The online retailers taking medicine safety shortcuts, pharmacists back Gaza action and why tobacconists are still top vape sellers despite law changes were hot topics this week Community pharmacy’s record …