For the third consecutive year, Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand convened its Health Workforce Data Forum on 7 August 2025 in Canberra, reinforcing the enduring value of the longitudinal dataset.

Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand welcomes the recognition of rural generalism as a medical specialty within general practice, as announced over the weekend by the Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing.

Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand welcomes the release by the Government of grant opportunities for 100 new medical school places in 2026, rising to new 150 new places per year by 2028.