Media releases

As the peak national body for pharmacists, PSA is committed to providing up-to-date and relevant information to media relating to pharmacists, pharmacy, Quality Use of Medicines and healthcare in Australia.

Media and interview requests should be directed to:

David Westman, PSA Communications Manager
P: 0480 099 798
E: david.westman@psa.org.au or media@psa.org.au

All membership queries, including questions about accreditation, should be directed to the PSA Member Services team on membership@psa.org.au or 1300 369 772.

• World Patient Safety Day: Patient safety must start from the very first dose ~ (17/9/2025)
• Pharmacists urge national rollout of free, needle-free flu vaccines for kids ~ (16/9/2025)
• Global call to act on antimicrobial resistance ~ (2/9/2025)
• Consultation opens for review of Pharmacist Code of Ethics ~ (2/9/2025)

• Next gen Early Career Pharmacist leaders introduced ~ (25/8/2025)
• PSA backs TGA action on medicinal cannabis safety, urges broader regulatory reform ~ (11/8/2025)
• WA pharmacists to treat 17 common conditions under enhanced access pilot ~ (7/8/2025)
• PSA25 closes on a high as PSA celebrates 20,000 members and platforms Australia’s leading pharmacists ~ (3/8/2025)
• Curtin University student wins 2025 Pharmacy Student of the Year ~ (2/8/2025)
• 2025 PSA Locumate Locum Pharmacist of the Year ~ (2/8/2025)
• 2025 PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year ~ (2/8/2025)
• Record number of pharmacists named PSA Fellows ~ (1/8/2025)
• Innovating pharmacists win big in PSA25 Shark Tank ~ (1/8/2025)
• PSA names nation’s leading pharmacists ~ (1/8/2025)
• West Australian pharmacist’s lifetime of service honoured on national stage ~ (1/8/2025)
• Katherine pharmacist Jaimee Anderson receives national honour ~ (1/8/2025)
• Victorian pharmacist Dr Kate Wang named Early Career Pharmacist of the year ~ (1/8/2025)
• PSA celebrates record-breaking 20,000 members at PSA25 ~ (1/8/2025)
• Negotiations on pharmacy programs agreement underway ~ (1/8/2025)

• PSA leads new initiative to improve medicine safety for Australians with intellectual disability ~ (25/7/2025)
• Updated CAL advice issued in APF Digital ~ (24/7/2025)
• Melbourne community pharmacist named inaugural Vaccination Ambassador ~ (23/7/2025)
• Patients win with expanded pharmacist scope of practice in WA ~ (21/7/2025)
• Tasmanians to benefit from greater support for pharmacists ~ (17/7/2025)
• SA pharmacists funded to deliver free flu vaccines for children under 5 ~ (7/7/2025)
• PSA to develop education standards for CPD ~ (2/7/2025)
• PSA Board commences 2025-26 term ~ (1/7/2025)

• “Time for action”: Australia’s CDC backs pharmacists full scope vaccination ~ (13/6/2025)
• Become the voice of pharmacist immunisers with the Vaccination Ambassador program ~ (13/6/2025)
• The countdown is on for PSA25 ~ (12/6/2025)
• Pharmacists recognised in King’s Birthday Honours ~ (9/6/2025)
• Fourth 24/7 pharmacy announced in South Australia ~ (2/6/2025)
• Brisbane pharmacist Hannah Knowles to lead PSA’s Queensland Branch ~ (2/6/2025)
• Victorian pharmacists leading innovation and excellence ~ (2/6/2025)

• ECP champion Erin Cooper elected to lead ACT Branch ~ (30/5/2025)
• AACHO Pharmacist Atinuke Abraham elected as PSA Victoria President ~ (30/5/2025)
• Pharmacy Student of the Year national finalists announced ~ (29/5/2025)
• PSA Faye McMillan Conference Grants awarded for 2025 ~ (28/5/2025)
• PSA applauds expanded prescribing scope for Victorian pharmacists: A win for patients ~ (20/5/2025)
• International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination ~ (17/5/2025)
• Pharmacist scope expansion a game changer for Tasmanian patients ~ (16/5/2025)
• Hobart pharmacist Joanne Gross to lead PSA’s Tasmanian Branch ~ (16/5/2025)
• New training program to equip pharmacists with essential palliative care skills ~ (13/5/2025)
• PSA congratulates Mark Butler on return as Health Minister ~ (13/5/2025)
• PSA welcomes extension to MMR and ACOP deadline ~ (12/5/2025)
• More families now able to access flu vaccines from pharmacists across NSW ~ (8/5/2025)
• Championing access to core palliative care medicines for people receiving end-of-life care ~ (8/5/2025)
• New leadership for PSA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Practice CSI ~ (7/5/2025)
• Pharmacists welcome re-elected Albanese Labor Government ~ (5/5/2025)
• Neil Petrie named inaugural PSA AMH Aged Care Pharmacist of the Year ~ (2/5/2025)
• Angus Thompson named PSA MIMS Credentialed Pharmacist of the Year ~ (2/5/2025)
• JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Pharmacists and GPs united on the value of multidisciplinary care ~ (1/5/2025)

• JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Flu vaccine urgent to help protect asthma patients this winter ~ (29/4/2025)
• Pharmacists stepping up to protect Australians this World Immunisation Week ~ (28/4/2025)
• Vale Prof Gabrielle Cooper OAM ~ (25/4/2025)
• Quality Use of Medicines Alliance expanding into new clinical topics ~ (15/4/2025)
• WA’s leading pharmacists named in PSA Awards ~ (14/4/2025)
• Queensland’s nation-leading Collaborative Pharmacist Medication Prescribing to make hospital care safer and more efficient ~ (9/4/2025)
• PSA driving national Quality Use of Medicines agenda ~ (8/4/2025)
• PSA brings together health sector leaders for programs roundtable ~ (7/4/2025)
• Pharmacists urge Australians to get vaccinated as record influenza cases reported ~ (1/4/2025)

• SA/NT top pharmacists recognised at PSA awards ~ (31/3/2025)
• PSA welcomes pharmacists and stakeholders to inaugural GP-Pharmacists Symposium ~ (28/3/2025)
• PSA calls for abstracts for PSA25 ~ (27/3/2025)
• Federal Budget locks in health commitments ~ (25/3/2025)
• PSA to host sector-wide roundtable on pharmacist programs ~ (25/3/2025)
• Empowering Pharmacists, Powering Healthcare – PSA releases 2025 federal election platform ~ (24/3/2025)
• Expanded pharmacist scope becomes permanent in Queensland ~ (21/3/2025)
• Pharmacists welcome commitment to reducing PBS patient co-payment ~ (20/3/2025)
• Closing the Gap emphasises need for pharmacists embedded in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services ~ (20/3/2025)
• Faye McMillan Conference Grant returns for third year ~ (20/3/2025)
• Prescribing and clinical training set to take pharmacists to new heights ~ (17/3/2025)
• PSA welcomes re-elected Cook Government and commitment to expanding WA pharmacists’ scope of practice ~ (14/3/2025)
• Australia’s 40,000 pharmacists stepping up for our communities ~ (13/3/2025)
• PSA New South Wales Excellence Award winners announced ~ (3/3/2025)

• Permanent expansion of pharmacist-led UTI treatment and oral contraceptive re-supply a win for patients in the ACT ~ (27/2/2025)
• Pharmacists stepping up: theme and date for Thank Your Pharmacist Day 2025 announced ~ (27/2/2025)
• Outstanding clinical leader named Tasmania’s Intern Pharmacist of the Year ~ (24/2/2025)
• PSA members overwhelmingly endorse strategic acquisition, paving the way for stronger training and education for pharmacists ~ (20/2/2025)
• PSA announce deadline for MMR RPL processing guarantee ~ (18/2/2025)
• National women’s health initiatives a significant step forward in improving access to care ~ (10/2/2025)
• 2025-26 Federal Budget an opportunity to strengthen pharmacist care ~ (7/2/2025)
• PSA welcomes SA’s nation-leading vaccination scope for pharmacists and calls on other states to follow ~ (6/2/2025)
• PSA applauds Northern Territory’s expansion of pharmacist authority to prescribe and administer a wider range of vaccines ~ (3/2/2025)

• Changes to paracetamol scheduling will reduce risk of harm to children and adolescents ~ (31/1/2025)
• PSA set to negotiate and sign new pharmacy programs agreement ~ (31/1/2025)
• Nearly 34,000 children presenting to emergency departments each year due to medicine problems, new report finds ~ (31/1/2025)
• PSA announce intent to acquire Australasian College of Pharmacy ~ (28/1/2025)
• PSA congratulates Anna Barwick MPS on being awarded the Medal of Order of Australia (OAM) ~ (26/1/2025)
• PSA announces Community of Specialty Interest for Hospital Pharmacists ~ (21/1/2025)
• NAPSA Wildcard Pharmacy Student of the Year 2025 Announced ~ (20/1/2025)

• Pill testing will save lives this summer ~ (23/12/2024)
• Consumer voices strengthen PSA’s roadmap to 2030 ~ (18/12/2024)
• PSA and Audirie mark first year of partnership, announcing expansion of AI-powered education simulations in 2025 ~ (5/12/2024)
• PSA-credentialed pharmacists gain new official post-nominals ~ (2/12/2024)

• Renowned journalist Melissa Doyle to host PSA25 ~ (28/11/2024)
• Leading innovation in Quality Use of Medicines as PSA’s impact grows ~ (14/11/2024)
• Pharmacists ready to immunise against RSV in pregnancy ~ (12/11/2024)
• PSA Annual Report FY 2023-24 released ~ (7/11/2024)
• Scope of practice report confirms barriers to care and inefficiencies in current health system – time to implement all 18 recommendations ~ (5/11/2024)

• COVID-19 Inquiry report recognises the need for reform ~ (30/10/2024)
• PSA congratulates incoming QLD Government, urging scope of practice pilots to continue ~ (29/10/2024)
• PSA welcomes re-elected ACT Government and commitment to expanded scope of practice for pharmacists ~ (29/10/2024)
• Victoria’s leading pharmacists recognised ~ (26/10/2024)
• PSA introduces community of practice for consultant pharmacists ~ (24/10/2024)
• PSA welcomes new Tasmanian Health Minister ~ (21/10/2024)
• Leading Queensland pharmacists awarded by peak body ~ (20/10/2024)
• Pharmacists back proposal to make interstate prescriptions easier to access in Tasmania ~ (18/10/2024)
• Expanded support for NSW pharmacists participating in Opioid Treatment Program ~ (16/10/2024)
• Celebrating Australia’s pharmacy technicians and assistants ~ (15/10/2024)

• Updated guidelines for pharmacists providing nicotine dependence support ~ (26/9/2024)
• NSW Pharmacists welcome permanent expansion of oral contraception access ~ (26/9/2024)
• South Australian pharmacists set to boost health care access as scope of practice expands ~ (25/9/2024)
• PSA Foundation launched, marking World Pharmacist Day ~ (25/9/2024)
• Empowering pharmacists to meet Australia’s health needs ~ (25/9/2024)
• Australians encouraged to know their medicines this World Patient Safety Day ~ (17/9/2024)
• National uniformity for pharmacists administering medicines ~ (6/9/2024)
• New South Wales expands the role of community pharmacists ~ (6/9/2024)
• International Overdose Awareness Day: Addressing the Emergence of Nitazines and Enhancing Access to Naloxone through Pharmacies ~ (3/9/2024)
• PSA congratulates Lia Finocchiaro and the Country Liberal Party on their election in the Northern Territory ~ (2/9/2024)
• Pharmacists encouraged to Wear it Purple and provide safe, inclusive care ~ (2/9/2024)

• PSA Calls for the removal of vaccination red tape ~ (20/8/2024)
• Improved access to contraceptive services for women and girls in Queensland ~ (9/8/2024)
• Western Australia expands the role of community pharmacists ~ (9/8/2024)
• Tasmania becomes Australia’s 5th jurisdiction to authorise pharmacist-led RSV vaccination ~ (9/8/2024)
• PSA to drive environmental sustainability through appointment of CEO to new climate and health advisory group ~ (8/8/2024)
• PSA24 closing plenary, PSA25 announced ~ (4/8/2024)
• PSA and PSS renewed MOU to continue delivering services to profession ~ (4/8/2024)
• Pharmacists to help address loneliness epidemic with world-first training and education ~ (4/8/2024)
• PSA24: Pharmacy Student of the Year awarded to JCU student ~ (3/8/2024)
• PSA and NAPSA renew agreement for 2024/25 ~ (3/8/2024)
• PSA24: Locum Pharmacist of the Year ~ (3/8/2024)
• PSA24: Intern Pharmacist of the Year ~ (3/8/2024)
• PSA24: New cohort of PSA Fellows recognised for contributions ~ (3/8/2024)
• PSA24: Launch of Opioid Toolkit to promote safer medicine use ~ (2/8/2024)
• Vision for Pharmacists in 2030 launched at PSA24 ~ (2/8/2024)
• PSA24: South Australian pharmacist’s lifetime of service honoured on national stage ~ (2/8/2024)
• PSA24: Victorian researcher awarded top pharmacy honour ~ (2/8/2024)
• PSA24: Nation’s leading pharmacists awarded ~ (2/8/2024)
• TRANSCRIPT: PSA National President opening address at PSA24 ~ (2/8/2024)

• PSA set to launch renewed vision for profession at national conference ~ (31/7/2024)
• PSA Board leadership elected for 2024-25 term ~ (30/7/2024)
• Scope of Practice on the agenda for Northern Territory Election ~ (25/7/2024)
• Australians urged to speak to pharmacists as health misinformation grows ~ (24/7/2024)
• PSA launches hormonal contraceptive prescribing training for Queensland pharmacists ~ (17/7/2024)
• Pharmacists mark NAIDOC Week ~ (8/7/2024)
• PSA welcomes new NAPSA Board ~ (8/7/2024)
• Pharmacy Student of the Year finalists head to PSA24 ~ (5/7/2024)
• Experienced pharmacy leader elected as PSA Tasmania President ~ (3/7/2024)
• PSA launches credentialing program ~ (2/7/2024)
• Tasmania expands access to oral contraception from today ~ (1/7/2024)

• PSA partner in PRIDE project, supporting safe and inclusive care for LGBTQIA+ Australians ~ (28/6/2024)
• Media statement: Vaping reform legislation ~ (26/6/2024)
• PSA position on proposed vaping reforms ~ (25/6/2024)
• PSA Faye McMillan Conference Grant recipients announced ~ (24/6/2024)
• PSA, PDL partner to launch conference volunteer award ~ (21/6/2024)
• NSW pharmacists to treat skin conditions in trial expansion ~ (17/6/2024)
• Queensland Budget sets pharmacists up for Scope of Practice Pilot ~ (11/6/2024)
• Pharmacists named in King’s Birthday Honours ~ (11/6/2024)
• Health Minister to address PSA national conference ~ (6/6/2024)
• PSA welcomes 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement, and enters into Strategic Agreement on Pharmacist Professional Practice ~ (3/6/2024)

• WA pharmacists to expand oral contraceptive access ~ (28/5/2024)
• PSA welcomes assistance for Tasmania’s hospital pharmacists ~ (27/5/2024)
• Federal Budget makes medicines more accessible ~ (15/5/2024)
• NT Budget’s investment in health an opportunity ~ (14/5/2024)
• Pharmacist UTI services to be expanded across NSW ~ (14/5/2024)
• Pharmacists welcome another year of free influenza vaccines in WA Budget ~ (13/5/2024)
• Vaping reforms to protect a new generation from nicotine dependence ~ (8/5/2024)
• ‘Placement poverty’ affecting future of health sector workforce ~ (6/5/2024)
• CPC24: Nation-leading advocate Brooke Shelly named Credentialed Pharmacist of the Year ~ (3/5/2024)
• CPC24: PSA announces package of support for credentialed pharmacists ~ (3/5/2024)
• Pharmacists to administer RSV vaccines in QLD ~ (1/5/2024)

• MRNs extended for credentialing transition ~ (29/4/2024)
• Unlocking pharmacist’s potential in the QLD Scope of Practice Pilot ~ (24/4/2024)
• NIP Vaccination in Pharmacy expansion improves equitable access to vaccines ~ (20/4/2024)
• Top West Australian pharmacists recognised ~ (19/4/2024)
• PSA release pharmacist prescribing position statement ~ (15/4/2024)
• South Australian pharmacists recognised ~ (15/4/2024)
• South Australian pharmacists welcome oral contraception access ~ (11/4/2024)
• WA pharmacists welcome free influenza vaccine program ~ (3/4/2024)

• PSA again calls for permanent continued dispensing arrangements ~ (28/3/2024)
• PSA Faye McMillan Conference Grant launched for its second year ~ (22/3/2024)
• Thank Your Pharmacist today, more than ever ~ (21/3/2024)
• “Closing the gap is the responsibility of us all” ~ (21/3/2024)
• Queenslanders to have greater access to hormonal contraception through community pharmacists ~ (15/3/2024)
• 8CPA negotiation continue, with Heads of Agreement signed ~ (14/3/2024)
• Thanking your pharmacist is more important than ever ~ (13/3/2024)
• Pharmacists to administer RSV vaccines in NSW ~ (1/3/2024)

• More Victorians to access travel health and skin services from community pharmacists ~ (28/2/2024)
• Victorian pharmacists to treat skin conditions from March ~ (20/2/2024)
• NSW Pharmacists recognised for outstanding contributions ~ (17/2/2024)
• TGA to brief pharmacists on vaping reform ~ (16/2/2024)
• Tas expands pharmacy services to UTI treatment ~ (12/2/2024)
• ACT pharmacists recognised with Excellence Awards ~ (10/2/2024)
• SA expands pharmacy services to UTI treatment, 24/7 pharmacy opens ~ (6/2/2024)
• APF26 supporting developing practice ~ (6/2/2024)
• 2024-25 Federal Budget submission: Building a healthcare system for the future ~ (5/2/2024)

• Vaccination funding should be consistent: Sim ~ (31/1/2024)
• Unleashing the potential of pharmacists: Scope of practice review ~ (31/1/2024)
• Pharmacists recognised in Governor-General’s Honours ~ (26/1/2024)
• Next generation learning for pharmacy assistants, interns ~ (25/1/2024)
• Access to RSV vaccine critical to its efficacy ~ (19/1/2024)
• Tasmanian pharmacists to support palliative care at home ~ (18/1/2024)
• Victorian floods highlight urgent need for permanent continued dispensing ~ (10/1/2024)