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09 February 2026
Setting SMART financial goals this New Year
January and February are popular times for goal setting. Here’s how to successfully tick off your ambitions for 2026.

08 February 2026
Medicare: focus areas for compliance activities. Are you at risk?
Avant is seeing more members contact us about Medicare compliance letters as the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (DHDA) uses early intervention strategies to address billing concerns.

08 February 2026
GP’s registration on the line after conforming to patient demands
A GP was reprimanded for prescribing testosterone without therapeutic indication, to patients who wanted the medication for bodybuilding purposes.

07 February 2026
Informed financial consent: why it matters in private practice

07 February 2026
Informed financial consent: why it matters for surgery and minor procedures

07 February 2026
Informed financial consent: why it matters for anaesthetists

04 February 2026
Sexual misconduct and the National Law amendments
Doctors found to have engaged in sexual misconduct will have the findings made public under changes to the National Law. It will be retrospective, applying to decisions since 2010, and will be listed for the entirety of the doctor’s registration.

22 January 2026
When virtual care falls short: GP’s telehealth caution
Telehealth consultations may have transformed patient access, but this case reminds doctors that the same professional standards must apply.