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By Adele Ferguson, ABC News 28th May 2025 Nearly four years after a landmark media investigation sparked outrage and long overdue reforms, Australia’s multi-billion-dollar cosmetic surgery industry remains a work in progress. Key legal cases are still dragging on, a regulatory investigation is ongoing and the system is far from fixed. A class action against […]

By Sarah Mitchell, The Daily Telegraph   As the cost of living crisis forces many of us to cut back on our high-maintenance to stay low-maintenance routines, some people are refusing to give up their injectables and turning to DIY options. Many of us are pushing back our hair appointments, trying at-home laser machines, using

The cosmetic surgery industry is growing, with Australians spending nearly $500 million on procedures per annum. As demand continues to rise, a critical issue has come to the forefront: patients in Australia and New Zealand often struggle to identify which surgeons have the necessary qualifications, expertise, and ethical standards to provide a safe surgical experience.

New Board aims to address lack of consumer trust and confidence in choosing qualified surgeons.

The newly formed Australian and New Zealand Board of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery (ANZBCPS) is aiming to eliminate confusion for cosmetic surgery patients by providing a ‘tick of approval’ for eligible specialist plastic surgeons. Surgeons who participate in the ‘Board Certified Program’ can use the title ‘ANZBCPS Board Certified’, signalling to cosmetic surgery patients that the surgeon not

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Limited v Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency [2024] FCA 995 File number(s): NSD 720 of 2022 Judgment of: PERRY J Date of judgment: 30 August 2024 Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – whether the Court has jurisdiction to grant the declaratory relief sought – whether

Associate Professor Gemma Sharp never thought she would find herself in a theatre urging the audience to yell, “Vulva!” A senior clinical psychologist and associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Monash University, Sharp has seven university degrees. And yet, here she was “vulva shouting” on a Ted X talk. It was a mistake

Rita Yang had just handed in her resignation letter at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland when Whakaari/White Island erupted on December 9, 2019. She had been hired for her expertise in gender affirming surgery and breast reconstruction. But working in an extremely stretched public healthcare system saw her stuck in elective surgery and she had done