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ACRRM celebrates Rural Generalist Medicine as a new specialist field in Australia
Sep 21, 2025The future of healthcare across the nation’s rural, remote and First Nations communities has taken a positive leap forward today with recognition of Rural Generalist Medicine announced as a new specialty field in Australia.
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ACRRM policy update on State and Federal Budgets
May 14, 2026It’s been a busy week across Australian Parliaments with the Victorian, Northern Territory, Western Australian and Federal 2026-27 Budgets handed down. Each recognises the significant economic challenges arising from the ongoing Middle East conflict, with new spending kept to conservative levels given the uncertain times. However, health remains a key priority area across the four Budgets. -
FEDERAL BUDGET: Rural communities must share in healthcare investment
May 13, 2026The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) acknowledges the Federal Government’s continued investment in hospitals, Medicare and workforce training, while warning the Federal Budget lacks targeted measures to address the growing and urgent challenges facing rural and remote communities. -
Dying close to home: Rural Generalists key to closing Australia's palliative care gap
May 12, 2026Thousands of Australians in rural and remote communities face a stark reality: when the end of life approaches, specialist palliative care is often hundreds of kilometres away. -
Federal Budget: ACRRM urges further investment in Rural Generalist training
May 11, 2026ACRRM President Dr Rod Martin says the funding must be directed where it is needed most — Rural Generalist training. -
Rural Generalists on the frontline of family and domestic violence care
May 7, 2026In rural and remote communities, familiarity is part of daily life. For a Rural Generalist practising in these regions, that closeness can support care - but it can also add complexity, particularly when a patient discloses family or domestic violence. -
Celebrating a decade (and more) of dedication at ACRRM
May 7, 2026ACRRM is proud to recognise a remarkable group of staff who have each contributed more than 10 years of service to the College, with several reaching milestones of 20 and even 25 years. -
ACRRM reminds Australians: clean hands save lives
May 6, 2026Australians are being urged to prioritise hand hygiene ahead of World Hand Hygiene Day, with a simple message: clean hands save lives. -
ACRRM Budget submission calls for Medicare recognition of Rural Generalist advanced skills
May 6, 2026The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is calling on the Australian Government to use the 2026–27 Federal Budget to ensure Medicare properly recognises the advanced skills Rural Generalists provide in rural, remote and First Nations communities. -
ACRRM reminds Australians: clean hands save lives
May 5, 2026Australians are being urged to prioritise hand hygiene ahead of World Hand Hygiene Day, with a simple message: clean hands save lives. -
Rural liveability key to keeping Rural Generalists in communities, ACRRM says
Apr 30, 2026The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is urging the Australian Government to make rural and remote liveability a priority in the 2026–27 Federal Budget. -
ACRRM welcomes NT Rural Generalist training boost
Apr 29, 2026The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes today’s announcement to expand Rural Generalist training in the Northern Territory (NT) through a Single Employer Model (SEM) trial. -
Rural Generalist doctors urge every generation to stay up to date with vaccines
Apr 23, 2026The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is using World Immunisation Week to urge all Australians to stay up to date with their vaccinations and protect their communities. -
ACRRM Budget submission calls for climate action to protect rural and remote communities
Apr 9, 2026With extreme weather events disrupting rural and remote communities across Australia, ACRRM is calling on the Australian Government to ensure the 2026–27 Federal Budget strengthens climate resilience and disaster recovery support for rural and remote health services. -
ACRRM leaders represent Australia at global rural health conference
Apr 9, 2026The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is represented on the world stage this week, with President Dr Rod Martin, CEO Marita Cowie, and College Fellows attending the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) conference in New Zealand (10 to 13 April). -
Dr Louise Burns - My experience in First Nations healthcare
Apr 7, 2026I started working at Mulungu Aboriginal Health Service this year not really knowing what I was in for. It didn’t take me long to appreciate the complexity and unique challenges of Indigenous Health and working within an AMS. But with these challenges came a sense of satisfaction and fulfilment that I had not experienced in any other area of medicine. -
ACRRM Rural Generalist helping shape astronaut medical support
Apr 2, 2026Dr Gabrielle Caswell, an ACRRM Fellow and SpacePort Australia Director, is helping shape the future of healthcare in space through a new international collaboration focused on astronaut medical support. -
Rural doctors warn of Easter injury surge
Apr 1, 2026Rural doctors are urging Australians to take extra care this Easter, warning the long weekend often brings a spike in serious injuries presented at regional, rural, and remote hospitals. -
The doctors who do it all: Rural Generalists recognised on National Doctors’ Day
Mar 30, 2026From delivering babies and providing emergency care to administering anaesthetics and running local clinics, Rural Generalists are among the most versatile and in-demand doctors in Australia. -
ACRRM meets with government on rising fuel impacts
Mar 26, 2026Fuel shortages and rapidly increasing prices were on the agenda at meetings with government ministers and department officials in Canberra this week. ACRRM President Dr Rod Martin says the College was assured that early response processes have started to be activated. -
Sponsored: Why communication failures remain one of the biggest risks in clinical practice
Mar 26, 2026In rural and remote medicine, clinical decisions rarely happen in isolation. They unfold in complex conversations with distressed patients, stretched teams and high stakes. Yet clinicians are expected to lead these moments without being formally trained in how to navigate them.