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19 June 2025
WA’s mental health needs growing faster than its workforce, warn psychiatrists

Psychiatrists say today’s budget doesn’t do enough for West Australians missing out on mental health...

18 June 2025
Suicide plan must target those most at risk, psychiatrists urge

Psychiatrists have welcomed the Government's commitment to a comprehensive Suicide Prevention Action...

18 June 2025
RANZCP response to the Grattan Institute Report

Psychiatrists support Grattan Institute recommendations but say chronic underfunding of the mental h...

05 June 2025
Psychiatrists welcome workforce investment in South Australian Budget

With the state’s shortage of psychiatrists expected to intensify over the next three to five years, ...

03 June 2025
An Unacceptable Mental Health System

Last night’s Four Corners episode, Emergency, shone a light on the urgent need for reform of the men...

26 May 2025
RANZCP response to diagnosis and treatment of ADHD by GPs
23 May 2025
No lifeline for struggling mental health system in Budget, say psychiatrists

Halfway through its term, the Government still has no clear plan to fix a struggling mental health s...

20 May 2025
Budget delivers key mental health funding, but psychiatrists warn reform may be stalling

Psychiatrists in Victoria say today’s State Budget delivers important continuity for mental health s...

04 May 2025
Psychiatrists welcome returned Albanese Government, urge action on workforce commitments

Psychiatrists are calling on the incoming Albanese Government to act swiftly on its promise to grow ...

24 April 2025
Psychiatrists reject proposed Member’s Bill targeting trans and gender-diverse New Zealanders

Tu Te Akaaka Roa – the RANZCP New Zealand National Committee has expressed deep concern over the pro...

11 April 2025
Psychiatrists and psychologists call for urgent action on the mental health workforce crisis

We are calling on the Coalition and Australian Greens to match Federal Labor’s investment in growing...

10 April 2025
Psychiatrists cheer the withdrawal of the Treaty Principles Bill

RANZCP welcomes Parliament’s decision to reject the Treaty Principles Bill, in line with overwhelmin...