News & analysis
Latest news and analysis from the RANZCP.
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Psychiatrists back Productivity Commission’s call to fix the mental health plan and systemMedia release
NSW psychiatrists say today’s budget is disappointing for mental healthPsychiatrists say ongoing neglect of community mental health services and underinvestment in health-...
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Psychiatrists welcome budget boost and levy transparency, but more needed for mental health careQueensland psychiatrists have welcomed new funding for mental health in the 2026–27 Queensland Budge...
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WA Psychiatrists respond to State Auditor-General's ICAMHS Audit reportRANZCP is deeply concerned by the Auditor-General's findings and the lack of progress in reforming t...
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Psychiatrists warn new South Australian abortion law will harm vulnerable womenThe Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has expressed deep concern fo...
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NDIS reforms must not leave people with severe mental illness behindPsychiatrists will today tell a Senate inquiry that proposed changes to the National Disability Insu...
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EOIs open for government funded training postsHealth services and hospitals in Australia are invited to submit expressions of interest for psychia...
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SA Budget strengthens mental health care, but more needed to support young peopleThe Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) SA Branch has welcomed a key ...
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Psychiatrists warn of emerging pattern of concern following Four Corners investigationThe Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) says the full extent of conce...
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Psychiatrists call for urgent reform following NSW mental health crisis responseThe Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has expressed grave concern r...
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Budget steady but mental health remains under pressure, say NZ psychiatristsPsychiatrists say today’s budget delivers some notable investments in health, but mental health is a...