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12 November 2025

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Psychiatrists back Productivity Commission’s call to fix the mental health plan and system
20 March 2026
Closing the Gap suicide data highlights urgent need for investment in First Nations mental health

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists is warning the latest Closing the Gap ...

18 March 2026
Mental health crisis demands urgent action as voters highlight access gap

Australians are sending a clear message ahead of the Federal Budget: access to mental health care is...

06 March 2026
Budget action needed to tackle Australia’s mental health crisis

Psychiatrists on the front lines of Australia’s mental health system have called for smart, targeted...

27 February 2026
SA psychiatrists call on next government to establish landmark neurodiversity Centre of Excellence

The RANZCP SA Branch welcomes the growing cross-college support for establishing a South Australian ...

27 February 2026
RANZCP welcomes DVA's stronger safeguards on medicinal cannabis prescribing for veterans

Psychiatrists have welcomed the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ updated Medicinal Cannabis Framewor...

25 February 2026
"Criminalising homelessness and disadvantage" new move-on orders will harm vulnerable New Zealanders

Psychiatrists in Aotearoa New Zealand have raised serious concerns about new move-on orders which gr...

25 February 2026
Health organisations united: Punishment is not the answer to mental health crises

The Mental Health Foundation, Public Health Association of New Zealand, Platform Trust, and the Roya...

25 February 2026
NSW Government's Cumberland intervention a step in the right direction, psychiatrists say

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) NSW Branch has welcomed the N...

18 February 2026
NSW psychiatrists respond to the Merrylands tragedy

The RANZCP NSW Branch extends its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the man killed...

13 February 2026
RANZCP secures major PBS listing for bipolar disorder treatment

People living with bipolar disorder can soon access life-changing medication at a fraction of the co...