Editing Naturopathy (section)

=== Australia ===
In 1977, a Commonwealth Government inquiry reviewed all colleges of naturopathy in Australia and found that despite having syllabuses appearing to cover the basic biomedical sciences, actual lectures had little connection to those syllabuses and no significant practical work was available. In addition, there did not appear to be significant or systematic coverage of techniques favoured by naturopaths, such as homeopathy, Bach's floral remedies, or mineral salts.<ref name=Aust1977/>

The position of the [[Australian Medical Association]] is that "evidence-based aspects of complementary medicine can be part of patient care by a medical practitioner", but it has concerns that there is "limited efficacy evidence regarding most complementary medicine. Unproven complementary medicines and therapies can pose a risk to patient health either directly through misuse or indirectly if a patient defers seeking medical advice." The AMA's position on regulation is that "there should be appropriate regulation of complementary medicine practitioners and their activities".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ama.com.au/position-statement/complementary-medicine-2012 |title=AMA Position Statement: Complementary Medicine - 2012 |date=28 August 2012 |publisher=Australian Medical Association |access-date=21 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150707/https://ama.com.au/position-statement/complementary-medicine-2012 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2015, the Australian government found no clear evidence of effectiveness for naturopathy.<ref name=aus17/> Accordingly, In 2017 the Australian government named naturopathy as a practice that would not qualify for insurance subsidies, saying this step would "ensure taxpayer funds are expended appropriately and not directed to therapies lacking evidence".<ref name=nosubsidy>{{cite journal |title=Homeopathy, naturopathy struck off private insurance list |author=Paola S |date=17 October 2017 |journal=Australian Journal of Pharmacy |url=https://ajp.com.au/news/homeopathy-naturopathy-struck-off-private-insurance-list/ |access-date=January 11, 2018 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114003745/https://ajp.com.au/news/homeopathy-naturopathy-struck-off-private-insurance-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>