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27 June 2025

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Psychiatrists back Productivity Commission’s call to fix the mental health plan and system
17 October 2025
Psychiatrists warn cohealth closures will leave Victoria’s vulnerable worse-off

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) is deeply concerned about the...

10 October 2025
World Mental Health Day: Retain workers to top up the mental health system

On World Mental Health Day, Tū Te Akaaka Roa, the New Zealand National Committee of the Royal Austra...

23 September 2025
Queensland psychiatrists call for reinstatement of life-saving pill testing services

The RANZCP Queensland Branch has expressed ongoing concern about recent legislative changes banning ...

04 September 2025
RANZCP welcomes new defence mental health strategy, calls for ongoing veteran psychiatry training

A year on since the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide delivered its final report, ps...

19 August 2025
Trauma-Informed Care Essential to South Australia’s Approach to Domestic Violence

South Australia's psychiatrists are calling for trauma-informed practices to be embedded across all ...

06 August 2025
Psychiatrists welcome training boost in Aotearoa New Zealand

Psychiatrists say the New Zealand Government has taken positive steps toward growing the availabilit...

30 July 2025
Psychiatrists warn NT Government: Spit hoods and detention cause irreversible harm to youth

Psychiatrists say proposed changes to Youth Justice laws, including reinstating spit hoods and remov...

10 July 2025
Tighter restrictions required in medicinal cannabis crackdown

Psychiatrists have welcomed new guidance and a tougher approach to medicinal cannabis prescribing pr...

03 July 2025
Tasmanians need an ongoing commitment to comprehensive mental healthcare

In the lead-up to the Tasmanian election on 19 July, the RANZCP Tasmania Branch calls on all parties...

03 July 2025
Health system must support older New Zealanders needing mental health care

Psychiatrists say reports of aggressive older psychiatric patients in general hospital wards highli...