Six practical safety checkpoints for imaging and radiation oncology across long-term chronic disease care in Australia and New Zealand.

Australia's diagnostic imaging demand is not easing. The latest AIHW diagnostic services update shows that Medicare-subsidised imaging has grown over the past decade, which should put workforce planning firmly back on the agenda for radiology teams, employers and health system leaders.

AI is no longer just a future-of-radiology debate. In Australia and New Zealand, the real issue is whether teams are ready to use it safely, clearly and with the right clinical ownership.

Theranostics is reshaping cancer care in Australia — and the workforce isn't ready. What Lu-177's rise means for radiologists, rad-oncs and NM physicians.

If you work in regional or rural radiology in Australia or New Zealand - or you are considering a move - you already know how stretched many services feel.

Most radiologists don’t worry about audits — until they have to. And when audits do happen, the outcomes often surprise people. Not because of concerns about clinical competence, but because of small gaps in documentation, assumptions about who is responsible, or professional plans that no longer reflect how someone is actually practising.

2025 has been a year of real movement for radiology across Australia and New Zealand. Some of that movement has brought welcome innovation. Some of it has brought pressure. And all of it points to a more complex, regulated and competitive landscape as we head into 2026.

Demand for imaging keeps rising, yet the workforce isn’t keeping pace. In rural areas, scan wait times are stretching. In metro hospitals, burnout is climbing. The “workforce crunch” has shifted from a prediction to a present reality.