Liam Mannix

After several patient deaths, experts say the machines are fatally flawed and should be removed from Australian operating theatres.

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The watchdog overseeing the safety and efficacy of hundreds of thousands of medical devices has drastically fewer staff than it predicted it would need to cope with an expected surge in reports of problems in hospitals.

A whistleblower tried twice to warn Australia's medical regulator about false claims made by a defibrillator maker, but officials took no action.

A whistleblower, backed by leaked internal documents, has accused the medical regulator of missing serious concerns about the Australian-made machine.

August 5, 2026 — 1:56pm On Wednesday morning, Victoria's Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) handed down its report

A top leader at NSW Ambulance told other paramedics they were “right to be disappointed” with the now-suspended corpuls defibrillator, saying repeated failures were “by no means acceptable”.

Health Minister Ryan Park said he has written to the TGA to demand more information.