By Chris Griffith
Publication Date: 2025-11-23 10:20:00
“It (RFDS) didn’t start with a plane – it started with the idea that technology could connect people to care,” says Tracey Hayes, chair of the RFDS Federation. “Nearly 100 years later, we are still working together to find new and better ways to use technology to connect people to care.”
The service now operates a nationwide fleet of around 90 aircraft and integrates artificial intelligence into its operations. It plans to purchase five vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft to reach communities without runways.
Australia’s “silo-like” health records system urgently needs reform
AI reforms are not only transforming aviation medical care, but also impacting the entire Australian healthcare system. Australian medical records are fragmented – a patchwork of files scattered across hospitals, specialists, clinics and GPs, alongside a national archive that could individually contain hundreds of digitized paper letters from pathology…
