Australia has largely avoided serious consequences from PBS pricing because our market is comparatively small and has carried few global repercussions. In blunt terms, no one has really cared. Yet as the global context shifts and Australia’s pricing decisions attract greater attention, the question is now whether we have the maturity to engage in a serious discussion about how best to respond.
Can we keep avoiding the simplest of all questions in a shifting medicines global order?
February 10, 2026 Latest NewsBioPharmaComment
Latest Video
New Stories
-
Has any patient ever said they accept a rejection because of the Kaplan-Meier curve?
August 17, 2026 - - Latest News -
Pharmac aims to pivot toward faster process and broader value framework
August 17, 2026 - -
The 'Dispatched' Podcast - Series 5. Ep.28
August 16, 2026 - - Podcast -
Melbourne biotech pursues an oral path to changing Type 1 diabetes
August 14, 2026 - - Australian Biotech -
A plain language version of these dreadful and useless documents
August 14, 2026 - - Latest News -
An institution dominated by very clever people, but where is the wisdom?
August 14, 2026 - - Latest News -
CUREator+ backs six Australian startups with $13.5 million to advance new health technologies
August 13, 2026 - - Australian Biotech

