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Latest News

Guild welcomes $300 cut to pharmacy approval fees

Media Release

30 July 2025

Government approval fees for establishing, relocating, expanding or contracting community pharmacies will be reduced from 1 August 2025.

Albanese government moves to cut the cost of medicine

Media Release

28 July 2025

Affordable medicine for millions of Australians is a step closer this week as the Federal Government introduced legislation to reduce...

Pharmacy Guild ACT Branch welcomes legislation to bring in affordable medicine

Media Release

28 July 2025

This week the Albanese government will be introducing legislation that will see medicine become more affordable from 1 January 2026....

Trade Exhibition stands SOLD OUT for Pharmacy Connect 2025

Media Release

21 July 2025

Pharmacy Connect Convenor Kos Sclavos AM today announced that the Trade Exhibition stands for Pharmacy Connect 2025 are officially fully...

Queenslanders have more choice when it comes to Diabetes management and support

Media Release

18 July 2025

As National Diabetes Week 2025 comes to a close, Chris Owen, President of The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland, has...

The expanding role of community pharmacy in diabetes care

Media Release

16 July 2025

This National Diabetes Week, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia is spotlighting the growing role of community pharmacies in helping Australians...

Patients to benefit from Tasmanian Labor commitments to community pharmacy

Media Release

16 July 2025

The Tasmanian Branch of the Pharmacy Guild has congratulated the Tasmanian Labor Party on their commitments announced today that will...

Guild applauds AHPRA’s medicinal cannabis crackdown

Media Release

09 July 2025

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia welcomes the release of new guidelines by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for...

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Upcoming & Recent Events

2025

FEB

Webinar: Recent Changes to Vaccinations for Pharmacists and Scope of Practice Training

Event Complete

Sam Keitaanpaa, NT Health Chief Pharmacist, will briefly cover the recent changes to vaccination protocols, highlighting the key updates regarding...

2025

FEB

Employee Essentials - February 2024 EOI

Event Complete

Pharmacy owners, managers, bookkeepers and staff responsible for rostering and payroll in a National System pharmacy are invited to join...

2024

DEC

PBCN Webinar - Pharmacy Rental and Leasing Essentials

Event Complete

Focusing on pharmacy management and ownership, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Pharmacy Business and Career Network (PBCN) supports the improvement...

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