Artificial Intelligence

The revolution changing the face of healthcare delivery

AI and digital can strengthen general practice, RACGP

19 May 2026

On World Family Doctor Day, the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) is celebrating the enduring and vital relationships between patients and their GPs, while calling for a future where technology strengthens – not replaces – person-centred, holistic care. As artificial intelligence and digital tools are cemented into countless aspects of our everyday lives, our healthcare system is also undergoing a rapid digital […]

CareMonitor announces new AI capabilities

19 May 2026

Virtual care software company CareMonitor has expanded its digital healthcare platform with new AI-powered operational and workflow capabilities designed to support coordination across hospital, home and community-based care. The release comes ahead of a presentation by CareMonitor founder and CEO Deepak Biswal at the Digital Health Festival 2026 on Thursday May 21 where he is […]

AI navigation opens new pathways for triage and support

18 May 2026

Valentia Technologies has announced the development of an advanced AI navigation and safety component for its digital front-door platform OctansCare, a feature designed to assist users’ safe and confident navigation of “complex health and mental health support pathways.” Built on advanced research in responsible AI, clinical safety, service navigation and human-centred design, the component adds […]

Opinion: AI transcription opened a door in the consulting room

15 May 2026

Louise Ryves, from Magentus, is speaking on the panel “From Data to Dialogue: Building Public Trust and Value at the Clinical Service Level” at Digital Health Festival on 21 May. Doctors report spending up to 40 per cent of their working hours on administrative tasks. In a ten-hour clinical day, that’s four hours not spent […]

Hold fast: Dignity, privacy and the race to AI

15 May 2026

AI is not inevitable. It’s a choice. It is a decision each organisation must make depending on its own needs and, most importantly, the needs of the people it supports and cares for, Scottish Care Chief Executive Dr Donald Macaskill told an Australian audience at the ITAC 2026 conference in Brisbane this month. He said […]

Lyrebird Health gets to the heart of deploying clinical AI

14 May 2026

Lyrebird Health founder Kai Van Lieshout will be joined on stage by newly appointed Chief Clinical Officer Dr Ray Boyapati for a keynote presentation at the Digital Health Festival 2026 in Melbourne. Introducing their session – Building responsibly as the capability of AI expands – Lyrebird Health says, “AI in healthcare started simply, with generic […]

MSIA raises concerns over Atlassian data use

13 May 2026

Atlassian’s recently announced plan to use eligible customer data to “improve” products and AI models has raised industry concerns around privacy risks and fair-play for smaller providers. Atlassian says its plan to begin using metadata and in-app content from cloud products including Jira, Confluence, Jira Service Management and Rovo to improve its products and AI […]

Minister announces $387m boost for CSIRO

11 May 2026

The Government is set to invest an additional $387.4 million into CSIRO over the next four years, with the aim of ensuring its scientists “continue delivering groundbreaking research aligned with Australia’s national science priorities and in the national interest,” according to Minister for Industry and Innovation and Science Tim Ayres. Making the announcement at CSIRO’s […]

Cautious governance approach behind AI scribe rollout

11 May 2026

Health New Zealand’s rollout of ambient AI scribes across emergency departments has been guided by a cautious internal governance and risk framework, according to documents released under the Official Information Act. The documents include pilot protocols, advisory group meeting minutes, risk summaries and a privacy impact assessment, outlining how Health NZ assessed the tool as […]

Better video experience with LIMA

8 May 2026

Australian tech startup Roscommon Systems today rolled out a new video narration feature for its AI-powered screen reader, LIMA (Low-vision Intelligent Machine Assistant). The feature is designed to improve how blind and vision-impaired users experience YouTube, with early users calling it a “significant step forward” for assistive technology. Using AI technology, LIMA’s descriptive video service […]

Government launches new national AI upskilling platform

7 May 2026

The Government has launched a new national AI skills platform, which aims to upskill a million people across Ireland with essential AI skills. AIReady.ie provides education on the fundamentals of artificial intelligence through free, practical and bite‑sized online courses. The platform has been developed by SOLAS, in partnership with the National Skills Council, and is […]

Singapore a “super-aged” society set for digital transformation

6 May 2026

Singapore’s approach to digital health transformation is being driven by the realities of becoming a “super-aged society”, with more than 20 per cent of the population now aged over 65, according to Singapore’s Health Minister Tan Kiat How. But with the right structures and safeguards in place, Singapore is also ready to scale up on […]

‘Sliding Doors’ moment for Australian AI procurement

4 May 2026

Australia is at a “sliding doors” moment, where procurement choices will determine whether the country becomes a ‘builder or renter’ of AI capability, according to Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy Andrew Charlton. Speaking at the University of Technology Sydney with UTS Startups in attendance last week, Mr Charlton said procurement decisions […]

AI will power monitoring for climate change health risk

1 May 2026

A Singapore-based healthtech backed by Temasek Trust is investing in AI-powered, contactless monitoring to turn climate-driven health risks into a real-time, population-scale signal. Catalytic Capital for Climate and Health (C3H) has led a US$1.2 million funding round for injewelme, which uses camera-based technology to capture vital signs without physical contact, positioning the platform as a […]

“Urgent need” for safety and governance of clinical AI tools

1 May 2026

Flinders University experts are warning that artificial intelligence should be carefully evaluated and governed before it is adopted widely in healthcare, saying rapid advances do not automatically translate into safe use for patients. In an expert commentary titled ‘AI can reason like a physician; what comes next? published in Science, Flinders researchers caution that while […]

SpacePort Australia brings the Star Trek doctor to life

30 April 2026

NSW space research association SpacePort Australia has formed a joint venture with Houston-based Aexa Areospace, a leader in AI and holographic technology, to pave the way for medical treatment in space. The strategic partnership will complete training and refinement of a deductive medical AI model, designed to assist, support and treat spacecraft and station […]

National Economic and Social Council report on AI in Ireland

30 April 2026

The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) has published a new report which sets out a framework for the adoption of AI in public services and the wider society. Artificial Intelligence in Service of Society: Navigating our Way Forward sets out five priority areas and associated actions to guide the safe and responsible development and […]

Beam bringing purpose-built AI to the social services sector

28 April 2026

Beam, a purpose built AI platform for frontline caseworkers has been launched in Australia following the success of a pilot project and to fulfil growing demand from the changing social services environment. The first “AI suite built by support workers for support workers”, Beam’s Melbourne office marks the first APAC investment for the company which […]

Health Institute launched as APAC health systems reach “tipping point”

28 April 2026

Deloitte has released an inaugural report looking at how technology solutions can improve healthcare access across the Asia Pacific, while also launching its Asia Pacific Health Institute dedicated to improving healthcare regionally. The Institute will connect Deloitte’s client work, people initiatives and societal investments to help health systems across the region to use technology to […]

Invisible infrastructure: clinical governance in health AI

28 April 2026

Clinical governance of AI needs to be anchored in clinical leadership and embedded from the outset, “with real authority – not just advisory input,” according to leading digital health expert Nirvana Luckraj. Dr Luckraj, director of Nirvai Global Health Advisory, is speaking at next month’s HealthTechX Asia conference in Singapore on the topic of “The […]

World’s first CE mark for predictive AI in fertility treatment

23 April 2026

FertilAI has been awarded a CE mark (European conformity) under the EU Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) for its predictive AI-based fertility platform, which is specifically designed to predict optimal treatment timing. FertilAI’s Fertilane platform delivers two fertility-tailored algorithms. StimAI, which has received EU MDR Class IIa approval, predicts the expected number of mature oocytes […]

PULSE podcast: Kudzai Kanhutu – AI forces a rethink of power, identity

22 April 2026

The latest Pulse the Podcast episode features multi award winning infectious disease specialist and digital health leader Associate Professor Kudzai Kanhutu, who says the rise of artificial intelligence is forcing a fundamental rethink of power, identity and learning in healthcare. In the episode, “Nurture Your Mental Fitness: AI, Coaching Culture, and the Clinician of the […]

AI held back by data access challenges, report finds

16 April 2026

Cloudera this week released its latest global survey, The Data Readiness Index: Understanding the Foundations for Successful AI, examining how prepared enterprises are to support AI at scale. Surveying nearly 1,300 global IT leaders, the report reveals while AI adoption is growing, most organisations still lack the data foundation needed for success. Cloudera Australia and […]

AI boom in healthcare cannot replace human connection

13 April 2026

As artificial intelligence becomes embedded across healthcare, clinicians and digital health leaders are pointing to wider challenges around whether the technology can support better health outcomes without reducing the crucial role of human relationships in care pathways. AI that “works well” in the health sector won’t replace human-centered care – but will instead provide “the […]

Health NZ seeks AI scribe supplier panel

10 April 2026

Health NZ has announced it is seeking to establish an Open Panel of Suppliers for AI Ambient Scribe solutions that can be safely, responsibly and flexibly adopted across its clinical environments. A newly published Request for Proposal (RFP) says the panel will provide access to AI‑enabled tools that support clinicians to generate accurate, structured clinical […]

Lumonus AI collaboration to advance cancer treatment

9 April 2026

Sydney-based Lumonus, the developer of an AI platform for radiation oncology clinical workflow and automated treatment planning, has announced a collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre (MSK), one of the world’s leaders in cancer research and treatment. The Lumonus AI platform acts as the Oncology Intelligence Layer, helping care teams “navigate complexity, streamline operations […]

Australian health sector’s “competitive edge” in AI development

2 April 2026

The federal government has pointed to healthcare as one of several sectors where Australia has a competitive edge in AI development, while also highlighting the need for tighter health-specific safeguards as AI adoption expands. AI could help close service gaps in health, disability and aged care as part of creating a “fairer, stronger Australia where […]

Orchestral launch to support medication safety in NZ

31 March 2026

Orchestral -the world’s first health “AI orchestrator” – has launched Orchestral for Medication Safety, to support clinicians to check prescriptions in real time within pharmacy dispensing workflows. The product sits within existing pharmacy dispensing systems, with prescriptions checked automatically against dispensing guidelines to confirm dose safety and to identify potential interactions with other medicines […]

AI-led healthcare platform offers clinicians real-time support

31 March 2026

Australian healthcare education provider Medcast has today launched a new AI-led healthcare technology platform that aims to give doctors and health organisations instant access to contextual answers from trusted clinical knowledge sources, while earning Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as they work. The platform draws on verified Australian clinical guidelines, including RACGP-guidance and peer-reviewed evidence, to […]

MedTalk AI to rollout in ACT pilot

31 March 2026

Canberra-based AI health-tech firm Faz Australia has secured a pilot contract with ACT Health for its flagship medical scribe platform, MedTalk AI. The AI-driven documentation platform will be trialled by clinicians across the territory’s public health system. MedTalk will be rolled out to approximately 60 clinicians in the initial phase, featuring deep integration with ACT […]

AI-driven cancer care: Fiction versus reality

19 March 2026

AI could make advanced cancer a thing of the past, if it is used effectively and ethically, attendees at the Global Oncology & Haematology Congress in Dublin heard last week. In a session dedicated to AI-driven cancer care, Dr Doug Flora, President-Elect of the American Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC), said the use of […]

Ireland’s first national strategy on AI in healthcare

19 March 2026

The Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has unveiled AI for Care, Ireland’s first national strategy dedicated to the application of AI in health and social care. The strategy targets four key areas; clinical care, operations, research & innovation, and public health. Certified AI radiology solutions are a priority, as is AI‑supported discharge planning. AI […]

AI will advance ‘precision cardiology’, summit told

18 March 2026

Artificial intelligence could dramatically accelerate cardiac diagnostics and enable more personalised care, according to Professor Girish Dwivedi from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. Speaking at the WA Digital Health Summit in Perth, Professor Dwivedi described a future with “precision cardiology” and said AI can already reduce analysis time for complex cardiac imaging from […]

Clinical scribes reduce administrative load across WA

17 March 2026

Clinical scribes and remote monitoring are among a range of digital tools helping to reduce administrative burden, improve patient flow and support earlier intervention across Western Australia’s health system, parliamentary secretary Lisa O’Malley told the WA Digital Health Summit this week. Speaking on behalf of Medical Research Minister Stephen Dawson, Ms O’Malley said WA’s digital […]

Health sector cannot ignore enviro and social costs of AI

17 March 2026

The healthcare sector cannot focus on the clinical gains from AI without also confronting the technology’s broader costs, according to a leading researcher in the field. Speaking at Australian Healthcare Week, Healthdirect’s director of sustainability measurement and impact Rachel de Sain said that while AI offered obvious benefits across the patient pathway, she questioned whether […]

Screening with AI could reduce unnecessary glaucoma referrals

13 March 2026

Advances in artificial intelligence could make screening for glaucoma – a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide – more efficient. Glaucoma often goes undiagnosed until vision loss is advanced. Population-wide screening has long been considered impractical. However, a study carried out at a single screening centre in Lisbon, in 2023, revealed an AI tool analysing […]

NSW ramps up focus on AI

12 March 2026

More than 450 artificial intelligence initiatives are currently being explored across NSW Health as the system looks to use data and emerging technologies to respond to rising demand and an ageing population, according to eHealth NSW chief executive Richard Taggart. Speaking at Australian Healthcare Week, Mr Taggart said growing numbers of older patients required more […]

International AI Summit comes to Dublin

12 March 2026

The International AI Summit is coming to Ireland. The event, taking place on 14 October 2026 in Dublin, is expected to draw over a thousand investors, innovators, heads of government, global leaders and academics. Ireland plays host to the conference as part of its Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Summit will […]

AI clinical decision support enters TGA regulatory pathway

9 March 2026

Botaniqal Clinics Australia has submitted its AI-enabled clinical decision support software, ROSE, to the Therapeutic Goods Administration for registration as Software as a Medical Device (SaMD). Botaniqal says the submission marks an early regulatory engagement approach as healthcare providers increasingly integrate structured AI-enabled systems into clinical workflows. ROSE operates within Botaniqal Clinics and is delivered […]

Inside i-scribe’s clinician-led approach to AI

8 March 2026

Play to hear Dr Emily Powell introduce this article. Video by tht.productions AI in healthcare can be safe, it can be ethical, and it can be transformative when it’s built the right way, says Australian startup i-scribe. “It is not about replacing clinicians, it’s about protecting them and supporting sustainable practice and improving quality care […]

First AI governance course launched for practitioners

5 March 2026

The Tech Diversity Academy is launching what it says is Australia’s first AI Governance Practitioners Programme, aimed at the professionals who will ultimately be accountable for how artificial intelligence (AI) is deployed in organisations. The Tech Diversity Academy is a not-for-profit foundation focused on educating, celebrating, and researching diversity in technology. The course covers […]

Cross-border AI partnership to facilitate joint funding bids

5 March 2026

University College Dublin (UCD) and Queen’s University Belfast have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a strategic cross-border partnership to drive economic competitiveness in the area of applied AI. The agreement sets out a framework for collaboration between CeADAR, Ireland’s Centre for Applied AI at UCD, and Queen’s University’s business-led innovation centre, Momentum […]

Australia’s first Pro Vice-Chancellor (AI) appointed at La Trobe

5 March 2026

La Trobe University has appointed AI transformation leader Phil Laufenberg as its inaugural Pro Vice-Chancellor (Artificial Intelligence) and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, in what the organisation said was a “landmark appointment that positions the University at the forefront of AI-enabled higher education in Australia.” La Trobe says as the first role of its kind in […]

AI lags in pilot stage, despite digital confidence

4 March 2026

Artificial intelligence has the potential to contribution billions to the Australian healthcare sector, but the majority of healthcare organisations are failing to move beyond AI pilots, according to a survey of healthcare professionals. Global process automation company Appian surveyed 500 Australian healthcare workers in Q4 2025. It revealed while 60 per cent are piloting AI […]

New AI-based screening to help beat breast cancer

4 March 2026

Artificial intelligence-based risk scores could make breast screening more personalised, helping to identify women at high risk. An AI algorithm used to detect breast cancer in screening scans has been adapted into a risk score that estimates a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer over the next four years, according to a paper published in […]

PODCAST: Interoperability theatre and “best of both worlds”

2 March 2026

Outgoing Director of Digital Health Strategy at the Catalan Health Service Jordi Piera Jimenez is interviewed on PULSE the Podcast, where he argues the biggest gap in digital health is the missing “meaningful infrastructure” that lets systems share a common language. As he prepares to step back from his formal role in Catalonia, Mr Piera […]

When AI becomes “the boss”: digital health’s next psychosocial risk

27 February 2026

Healthcare has spent the last decade digitising care. Now we’re digitising management. Not in the “new org chart” sense, more in the everyday reality of rosters, throughput targets, inbox triage, clinical documentation prompts, and performance dashboards. Increasingly, software (sometimes branded as “AI”) is being used to allocate work, monitor compliance, and “optimise” workflows. In other […]

AI in healthcare – the buck stops with clinicians

26 February 2026

With the growing incorporation of AI in healthcare, clinicians should remember that “the buck stops” with them. As such, healthcare professionals must ensure that they are informed about AI tools and clinical implications. That was the message from an expert panel discussion at the recent National Health Summit 2026. Clinicians ultimately will remain responsible for […]

Australia’s AI expert delivers urgent warning

26 February 2026

We need to ramp up investment in AI significantly or we’ll miss the AI race, Professor Toby Walsh said in his address to the National Press Club yesterday. Professor Walsh, one of the world’s foremost artificial intelligence (AI) researchers, gave a speech titled AI: doom or boom? Professor Walsh is a Scientia Professor of AI […]

AlayaCare launches agentic AI

25 February 2026

AlayaCare will launch its new Agentic AI solution, AlayaFlow, for its Australian and New Zealand customers at its flagship user conference in Sydney today. AlayaFlow is an AI-powered workflow platform built to automate costly and time-consuming administrative tasks. Powering a group of AI agents, AlayaFlow enables workflow automation, freeing up time for direct client care […]

Heidi launches clinical evidence tool, acquires UK AI firm

24 February 2026

Melbourne-based AI scribe platform Heidi has launched a new clinical evidence tool and acquired UK-based AI firm Automedica, marking its expansion beyond documentation into point-of-care clinical decision support. Heidi said today the release of Heidi Evidence and the acquisition of Automedica signalled its evolution from an AI scribe into an “AI Care Partner” spanning documentation, […]

Alcidion clears path for AI-enabled workflows

23 February 2026

Alcidion’s Miya Precision Concept Detection has been included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods as a Class 1 Medical Device, in a move the company said would advance its AI strategy while benefitting health systems across multiple markets. Concept Detection is an AI-assisted feature within the Miya Noting module of Alcidion’s Miya Precision platform. […]

‘Buddy’ AI a winner for Uniting

23 February 2026

Uniting NSW & ACT says its generative AI assistant “Buddy” is now live in production across 1,000 community care workers, with staff reporting time savings of up to two hours a day through reduced administration. Twelve months after first outlining the concept publicly, the not-for-profit says the tool has moved from pilot to frontline deployment, […]

splose gets $46m funding boost

17 February 2026

Australian AI-powered practice management software company splose has announced a $46 million series A capital raise led by US-based growth equity firm Spectrum Equity, with participation from Athletic Ventures. South-Australian-founded splose is strongly focused on allied health with a platform bringing clinical notes, bookings, invoicing, payments and reporting into one system. It says its end-to-end […]

AI tools could support people living with diabetes

17 February 2026

Innovative research projects that leverage AI technology, reduce diabetes complications, and seek to preserve and restore beta cell function are set for a $2 million investment through the Diabetes Australia Research Trust. The funding will support 19 cutting edge projects across fundamental, clinical, health systems and public health research, as part of Diabetes Australia’s commitment […]

Best Practice launches free Lyrebird AI scribe tier

16 February 2026

Best Practice today launched a free tier of Lyrebird Health’s AI scribe to its Bp Premier customers. Announcing the release, Best Practice said, “Administrative burden on general practitioners has increased significantly in recent years. GPs face mounting documentation, compliance, and reporting requirements while still needing to deliver high-quality care within limited consultation times. The new […]

Emotion-aware companion robots designed to keep watch

16 February 2026

Applied AI innovator, Australian-based AIBUILD has launched its emotion-aware companion robots designed to spot the early physical and emotional changes in older adults living at home. AIBUILD says rather than “alarm systems waiting for something to go wrong” , the mobile, autonomous robots live in the home and absorb and learn what “normal” looks like for the […]

Health NZ explores AI for better breast cancer screening

13 February 2026

Health NZ has taken the first step in exploring how AI tools could support breast screening services and improve early detection for women across the country. A newly issued Request for Information signals an “initial validation step” to understand available industry capabilities and approaches for the use of AI image-reading for breast screening services. Any […]

Digital Health Week: LHS strategies in the AI era

10 February 2026

Healthcare executives are facing a critical leadership challenge. No longer whether or not to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) but “what front end investments are needed in what sequence and how to decide what to scale”. Speaking at Digital Health Week 2026 Professor Peter Steele, from the University of Melbourne, said Learning Health System methods could […]

QDHeC leads AI literacy initiative

9 February 2026

An international research collaboration has been formed, led by the University of Queensland (UQ), to help prepare the health workforce for an AI-enabled world. The DIGI-HEAL framework was one of seven projects funded through the UQ Global Partnerships Funding Scheme in 2025. The initiative is led by Senior Research Fellow Dr Lee Woods from the […]

More could benefit from cochlear implant technology – Summit

9 February 2026

Artificial intelligence and robotics may be significantly advancing cochlear implant technology for patients and surgeons, but only a small number of Australian adults are benefiting. Only 10–11% of adults who could benefit from a cochlear implant currently receive one, largely due to fragmented care and a lack of clear referral pathways, according to experts meeting in Sydney on the […]

AI rapidly driving advances in cancer treatment

4 February 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly accelerating the shift towards personalised cancer treatments, says RMIT School of Science Associate Professor Jessica Holien. Today on World Cancer Day, Associate Professor Holien says advances are improving treatment options. “Because of the powerful combination of biology, technology and AI, we are moving beyond standard chemotherapy and one-size-fits-all therapies toward […]

Opinion: How the UAE is engineering the world’s first AI-powered health ecosystem

22 January 2026

As health systems across the world struggle to keep pace with aging populations, chronic disease, rising expenditure, and mounting workforce pressures, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is moving in a direction that stands apart. While many nations remain locked into fragmented digital projects or endless pilot programmes, the UAE has progressed beyond experimentation and is […]

$20m boost for Australia’s AI brain mapping

21 January 2026

The National Reconstruction Fund (NRFC) – Australia’s sovereign investor in manufacturing capability – is taking a $20 million preferred equity stake in Australian neuroscience company Omniscient Neurotechnology. Omniscient (o8t®) is a global leader in connectomics, leveraging AI to decode the complexity of the human brain by meticulously mapping individuals’ brain connections. The company’s technology uses […]

WA makes $700k AI investment to improve patient flow

8 January 2026

The Western Australian government has announced a $700,000 investment into an innovative AI pilot aimed at strengthening the State’s health system and supporting timely access to care in the upcoming winter season. The Office of Digital Government will partner with WA Health to deliver the AI-enabled solution, with the goal of improving workflows and increasing […]

Experts warn of AI safety risks in primary care

17 December 2025

Newly published University of Sydney research has sounded a warning that Artificial Intelligence is “racing ahead of safety checks” and putting patients and health systems at risk. The study, published in The Lancet Primary Care, synthesised global evidence on how AI is being used in primary care using data from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, […]

GigaTIME: AI meets clinical data

10 December 2025

GigaTIME, a new AI-powered pathology model, can analyse tumour microenvironments to help reveal how individual immune cells interact with tumours. A recent joint study from Providence Genomics, Microsoft Research and the University of Washington revealed the breakthrough that can potentially unlock improved treatment response for millions of patients who receive targeted immunotherapies for cancer. The […]

MediRecords unveils Evolve Direct for inbox management

10 December 2025

MediRecords today announced the upcoming launch of Evolve Direct, an AI-powered tool designed to streamline medical clinic inbox management and dramatically reduce administrative burden, scheduled for release in early 2026. MediRecords founder and chief executive officer Matthew Galetto said the launch demonstrates a commitment to simplifying clinic workflows to reduce burnout and boost patient care. “Evolve […]

‘Guardrails’ needed for AI in healthcare – AIDH

9 December 2025

The Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) has welcomed the release of a National AI Plan as a “significant policy achievement”, but recommends the Federal Government considers guardrails for AI in healthcare. AIDH says the National Plan identifies the advantages of AI in healthcare but it falls short in addressing the specific risks. Harms caused […]

Opinion: AI in healthcare hiring – from urgency to impact

5 December 2025

Healthcare leaders are facing the perfect storm: workforce shortages, rising patient demand, cost pressures, and longer hiring cycles. Hospitals and aged care providers are being asked to do the impossible — fill critical roles faster, without sacrificing the quality of care or the humanity of the hiring experience. And the pressure isn’t easing anytime soon. […]

iLA brings assistive tech into the digital age

5 December 2025

iLA, a not‑for‑profit organisation dedicated to helping people age well, has made a digital leap with three successful pilot projects using AI, virtual and augmented reality. The national organisation, based in WA, is a leader in the aged-care/assistive-technology ecosystem in Australia and a delivery partner for the Australian Government’s Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy […]

NQPHN uses AI to boost screening

4 December 2025

Northern Queensland Primary Health Network has enlisted interactive AI technology to help combat rising rates of bowel cancer. NQPHN has partnered with Healthily to use its GoShare AI platform, which allows general practitioners to deliver a bowel cancer screening bundle that uses AI voice calls, SMS reminders, and phone conversations to answer questions from eligible […]

New AI safety institute to launch

3 December 2025

Australia’s new Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) will respond to AI-related risks and harms. The government made a $29.9 million commitment to establish the AI Safety Institute in early 2026 to ensure that the government is monitoring and responding to risks, supporting agencies and regulators. The announcement came as part of the launch of the […]

La Trobe and OpenAI working together for research, innovation

3 December 2025

La Trobe University and OpenAI are collaborating to deploy ChatGPT Edu at scale to students and staff across the University, with 5,000 licences rolled out in 2026 and full access to all, with 40,000 licences by 2027. OpenAI will work with La Trobe to help embed AI into the curriculum, including the creation of Australia’s […]

National AI Plan to capitalise on positive impacts in healthcare

3 December 2025

The Australian Government has this week released its National AI Plan, which it says is a comprehensive roadmap for building an AI-enabled economy for the benefit of all Australians. Experts have labelled the plan a good starting point but have also warned gaps remain in how Australia manages the risks associated with AI, along with […]

Accuracy and collaboration key to AI trust in healthcare – study

2 December 2025

The rapid growth of AI has outpaced research into what consumers actually want from AI-powered health applications, according to new research from Monash University. The study examined public perceptions of AI diagnostics and virtual health assistants for heart disease and depression. More than 1,100 Australians participated in a survey evaluating five key characteristics: anonymised data […]

The personal care concierges being made possible by agentic AI

28 November 2025

Empathy is critical in healthcare. Yet providing an empathetic patient journey isn’t always easy. While AI has already begun to make patient interactions more personalised and efficient, the evolution of agentic AI is giving rise to the possibility of virtual personal care concierges that can act autonomously to anticipate needs and deliver the personalisation, timing […]

Novel approach tests scribe safety

28 November 2025

Lyrebird’s AI-enabled digital scribe was put to the test at a crowdsourcing event organised by the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) at the University of Sydney this week. The Digital Scribe Safety Challenge brought together more than 20 students, early-mid career researchers and clinicians to identify risks associated with the use of Artificial Intelligence […]

Specialists back Medow Health AI

27 November 2025

Australian startup Medow Health AI, which develops AI native tools for specialist doctors to automate medical reports, has successfully closed a $3million funding round backed by the same doctors who funded the company’s first capital raise. Some of the specialist doctors who have come on board a second time as investors and advisors include Chris […]

Clinical trials get an AI boost

25 November 2025

Sydney-based health tech company Clinrol has been recognised across several top awards programs for its AI-powered clinical trial platform. Clinrol won the AI Innovation People’s Choice and Tech Innovation People’s Choice at the Finder Innovation Awards 2025, and placed as a finalist in the Tech Innovation category. At Telstra’s Best of Business Awards last month, Clinrol was named […]

AI-powered imaging has potential for personalised melanoma care

24 November 2025

Australian researchers have developed a new AI-powered imaging method that could help doctors better predict how melanoma patients will respond to immunotherapy. The research team, led by Dr Priyanka Rana and Dr Sidong Liu from Macquarie University’s Australian Institute of Health Innovation, worked closely with Melanoma Institute Australia. Their study was published in the IEEE […]

Good data, retained workforce critical to AI opportunities in health

21 November 2025

Harnessing AI could “supercharge” Australia’s economy by $235 billion, but benefits for the health sector will rely on access to good data and keeping skilled workers onshore – that’s according to one of the lead reviewers of a new report published by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering. The report suggested that with […]

Altera Digital Health launches ambient scribe

20 November 2025

Altera Digital Health has announced the general availability of Sunrise™ Thread AI, designed to strengthen human connection in care delivery, reduce manual data entry and improve documentation accuracy. Sunrise Thread AI is a native ambient scribe and documentation assistant that captures patient-provider conversations in real time and automatically generates a structured summary of the visit […]

Heidi AI scribe rolls out across 1000 New Zealand EDs

20 November 2025

Australian-founded AI scribe Heidi is being rolled out across all Health New Zealand emergency departments with the goal of alleviating administrative burdens for ED teams and improving patient care nationwide. Health NZ announced the roll out last month but did not name a supplier at that time. Heidi said the rollout marked a “significant step […]

HealthScreen opens in Sydney

18 November 2025

Preventative health company HealthScreen has officially launched in Sydney, building on the success of its Melbourne centre offering advanced precision health diagnostics. HealthScreen uses a combination of AI-assisted MRI screening sequences, genetic testing, and a comprehensive panel of 100+ biomarkers across more than 50 medical categories. It offers clients the ability to detect early indicators of more than 1,000 […]

Laronix secures $3.2m for AI voice restoration technology

18 November 2025

Voice restoration technology provider Laronix has been awarded $3.2 million in non-dilutive funding from the Australian Government’s 2025 Industry Growth Program, with the aim of accelerating development of the company’s MIRA Voice product line. Laronix is an ISO-13485 certified med tech company specialising in advanced AI-powered voice restoration technologies for patients with permanent, chronic and […]

Harrison.ai’s latest AI tool assists cancer screening

17 November 2025

AI-automated radiology solutions provider Harrison.ai has announced the launch of its CE-marked CT Chest solution, an AI tool that assists clinicians to detect 167 radiological features – including those that may be suggestive of life-threatening conditions, tumors and chronic diseases including cancer. In a statement, Harrison.ai said that with “one of the broadest coverages in […]

InterSystems launches HealthShare AI assistant

13 November 2025

Data technology provider InterSystems has announced the launch of InterSystems HealthShare AI Assistant – a new generative AI capability designed to assist clinicians, case managers and administrators to access and understand patient information faster and more intuitively. Built on the foundation of InterSystems’ HealthShare Unified Care Record (UCR), which powers more than one billion health […]

Everlab spots health risks early with preventive care platform

11 November 2025

Preventive care platform Everlab is reporting reduced admin time, fewer missed health risks and detection of life-threatening conditions through its comprehensive personalised healthcare membership model. Everlab’s flagship clinic in Melbourne, together with a network of partner diagnostic facilities across major Australian cities – including Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and Canberra – provides members with flexible […]

An eye for early disease detection

7 November 2025

A new research initiative will use artificial intelligence (AI) and retinal imaging as a “window to whole-body health”. The project is led by the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC), with Monash University and Optain Health. Researchers will develop a foundational AI model capable of detecting a wide range of systemic diseases – including cardiovascular […]

Harrison.ai’s free AI platform to support third-party algorithms

6 November 2025

Clinician-led AI imaging provider Harrison.ai has announced the release of the Harrison.ai Open Platform, a move the company says will “eliminate platform fees and enable single-integration access to multiple AI vendors.” Harrison.ai solutions are available in more than 40 countries – and are used by half of all Australian radiologists. In a statement, the company […]

Oracle Health leaders showcase “EHR of the Future”

5 November 2025

Oracle has previewed its “AI-first” overhaul of the Oracle Health electronic health record (EHR), featuring embedded agents and a new data foundation aimed at improving clinician, patient and payer workflows. Speaking at Oracle AI World in Las Vegas last month, Oracle vice president of product management Deepak Arora said the healthcare industry was “ready for change.” […]

MOD3RN partners with Caregility to accelerate virtual, AI uptake

5 November 2025

Global enterprise telehealth provider Caregility Corporation has announced a strategic reseller partnership with Australia-based tech solutions provider MOD3RN Care, in a collaboration that aims to accelerate adoption of virtual care and AI-enabled care models across the country. In a statement, the companies said the partnership aligned with “growing momentum across Australia’s public and private sectors […]

Firstsource and Monash to collaborate on AI research

4 November 2025

The application of AI to address challenges in healthcare will be a key focus area for a partnership announced this week between Monash University and RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group’s Firstsource Solutions Limited. Firstsource and Monash signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the university’s Clayton campus in Melbourne, in the presence of the Victorian Minister for […]

HIMAA25: AI and Health Information Management

4 November 2025

The impact of AI on the health information management profession is a two-way street – with HIMs set to play a key role in shaping how AI is used and developed in the health sector, according to Hugh Neylan, an Australian now leading the Health division at Faculty AI in London. Speaking at the Health […]

Topcon Healthcare acquires NZ-founded Toku

31 October 2025

New Zealand-founded AI-powered health tech company Toku is set to be acquired by global digital health and ocular data solutions provider Topcon Healthcare. Now San Diego-based, Toku’s platforms CLAiR, BioAge and MyKidneyAI use standard colour fundus photographs (retinal images) to deliver real-time assessments of cardiovascular risk, biological aging and chronic kidney disease. Powered by one […]

Monash AI researcher awarded $1.375m fellowship

30 October 2025

A Monash University researcher is the first AI scientist to receive a Viertel Fellowship worth $1.375 million to advance pioneering research in AI-driven healthcare. The Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation, in association with Bellberry – a not-for-profit organisation supporting research projects across Australia – announced three recipients of the 2025 Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellowships. […]

St Vincent’s accelerates MRI tests

30 October 2025

St Vincent’s Healthcare Group has applied AI acceleration technology to reduce the time for some imaging tests by 75 per cent. Speaking at the HealthTech Ireland Symposium last week (Wednesday 22 Oct 2025), Prof Ronan Killeen, Consultant Radiologist at St Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH), said the new technology has cut the time to completion of […]

New model a breakthrough in rare disease management

29 October 2025

A world-first AI-powered disease progression model for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a milestone in the application of digital health technologies for rare disease management and precision medicine. The model has been developed through a collaboration between Swinburne University of Technology, the FSHD Global Research Foundation, the National Imaging Facility (NIF) and Springbok Analytics. It […]

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