Vikas Thakur / / 11 min readAHPRA's advertising guidelines bind all 16 regulated health professions, not only cosmetic injectors. GPs, skin cancer clinics, cosmetic dermatologists and laser clinics carry the same testimonial ban, before/after restrictions and $60,000-$120,000 penalty exposure as any injectables clinic.
Vikas Thakur / / 11 min readThe Australian Dental Association has warned that payroll tax reclassification of contracted dentists as employees threatens backdated tax bills for dental practices, the same legal mechanism that already hit GP clinics. Dentists got a time-limited amnesty in two states. Not the ongoing exemption GPs received.
Vikas Thakur / / 8 min readAustralia's total dental services industry is worth $14.5 billion in 2025, up 4.3% on 2024, according to IBISWorld. Around 20,300 dentists are registered nationally. Full breakdown of market size, funding sources and workforce data.
Vikas Thakur / / 13 min readA Melbourne medical group faced a $2 million to $5 million backdated payroll tax bill after contractor doctors were reclassified as employees. Cosmetic and injectable clinics get none of the GP-specific relief now available in Queensland, Victoria, NSW and South Australia.
Vikas Thakur / / 8 min readAustralia's cosmetic dentistry market was worth USD 369.2 million in 2022 and is forecast to hit USD 1,119.4 million by 2030, a 14.9% CAGR, according to Grand View Research. Full segment and procedure breakdown.
Vikas Thakur / / 10 min readOpening a cosmetic injectables clinic in Australia costs roughly $117,000 to $1.4 million depending on treatment room count and devices, and fit-out alone eats 69% of that budget. Here is the full cost stack: fit-out, equipment, AHPRA and ASIC registration, and insurance, with sources for every figure.