Longevity in Australia: what it costs, and what holds up

A category where the marketing is confident and the evidence is uneven. These guides cover what the hardware and testing cost in Australia, and are equally clear about where the case for spending is weak.

On claims. We make no health claim for any product or service here. Where something is regulated as a therapeutic good we point you at the ARTG to check it yourself, and where the evidence is thin we say so rather than leaving it out.

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Everything else in this section pays us nothing. Both of these are the expensive option in their category: cheaper equipment and the GP route exist, we earn nothing from either, and for most readers they are the sensible comparison.

i-screen
Private pathology tests ordered without a GP referral, listed from A$39 to A$1,099, read 23 September 2026. The code referlabs takes A$20 off a first test and is the only thing that pays us. None of it is Medicare-rebatable, while a GP-ordered test often is.
Read off i-screen's own site on 23 September 2026.
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Home exercise equipment with published Australian prices, from A$4,460 for the Bench to A$20,490 for the Run, read 16 September 2026. We make no claim that any of it extends life or prevents disease.
Read off Technogym's own site on 16 September 2026.
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Common questions

Is the longevity industry regulated in Australia?: In parts. Devices making therapeutic claims are regulated by the TGA and should appear on the ARTG. Supplements sold as listed medicines carry an AUST L number, which means the ingredients are permitted and the sponsor has certified the claims, not that the product was assessed for efficacy. Recovery hardware sold without therapeutic claims is ordinary consumer goods. The claims made in marketing are frequently ahead of what any of those approvals mean.
What does longevity spending buy you?: It varies enormously by category, and the ranking is not the one the industry promotes. Sleep, movement and not smoking are free and have the strongest evidence behind them. Recovery hardware is a comfort and consistency purchase with modest supporting evidence. Screening and supplements are where the gap between price and demonstrated benefit is widest, which is why our guides in those areas carry the criticism as well as the pitch.
Why does this section include arguments against buying?: Because in this category they are the part that is hardest to find elsewhere. Whole-body MRI screening in people without symptoms is contested among Australian clinicians, and biological-age tests can return different results from the same sample. Leaving that out would make these pages advertising rather than guidance.
Does Refer Labs earn from this section?: Yes, from two. Technogym, through Commission Factory since 16 September 2026: we earn a commission if you buy through our link, at no extra cost to you, we hold no Technogym discount code, and it is the premium end of the market with much cheaper equipment we earn nothing from, which these guides say plainly. Technogym is kept off the diagnostics pages, where equipment beside a test result would read as a prescription for one. And i-screen, directly, since 23 September 2026: it gave us the coupon referlabs for $20 off a first test, and that coupon is the only thing that pays us, so a reader who clicks without typing it earns us nothing. The i-screen pages say that a GP-ordered test is frequently bulk billed while i-screen is not Medicare-rebatable at all, which is the argument against the purchase and is on the page for that reason.

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The two companies we have an arrangement with

i-screen

Private pathology tests ordered without a GP referral, listed from A$39 to A$1,099, read 23 September 2026. The code referlabs takes A$20 off a first test and is the only thing that pays us. None of it is Medicare-rebatable, while a GP-ordered test often is.

Read off i-screen's own site on 23 September 2026.

Visit i-screen Read our i-screen review

Technogym

Home exercise equipment with published Australian prices, from A$4,460 for the Bench to A$20,490 for the Run, read 16 September 2026. We make no claim that any of it extends life or prevents disease.

Read off Technogym's own site on 16 September 2026.

Visit Technogym Read our Technogym page

Common questions

Is the longevity industry regulated in Australia?

In parts. Devices making therapeutic claims are regulated by the TGA and should appear on the ARTG. Supplements sold as listed medicines carry an AUST L number, which means the ingredients are permitted and the sponsor has certified the claims, not that the product was assessed for efficacy. Recovery hardware sold without therapeutic claims is ordinary consumer goods. The claims made in marketing are frequently ahead of what any of those approvals mean.

What does longevity spending buy you?

It varies enormously by category, and the ranking is not the one the industry promotes. Sleep, movement and not smoking are free and have the strongest evidence behind them. Recovery hardware is a comfort and consistency purchase with modest supporting evidence. Screening and supplements are where the gap between price and demonstrated benefit is widest, which is why our guides in those areas carry the criticism as well as the pitch.

Why does this section include arguments against buying?

Because in this category they are the part that is hardest to find elsewhere. Whole-body MRI screening in people without symptoms is contested among Australian clinicians, and biological-age tests can return different results from the same sample. Leaving that out would make these pages advertising rather than guidance.

Does Refer Labs earn from this section?

Yes, from two. Technogym, through Commission Factory since 16 September 2026: we earn a commission if you buy through our link, at no extra cost to you, we hold no Technogym discount code, and it is the premium end of the market with much cheaper equipment we earn nothing from, which these guides say plainly. Technogym is kept off the diagnostics pages, where equipment beside a test result would read as a prescription for one. And i-screen, directly, since 23 September 2026: it gave us the coupon referlabs for $20 off a first test, and that coupon is the only thing that pays us, so a reader who clicks without typing it earns us nothing. The i-screen pages say that a GP-ordered test is frequently bulk billed while i-screen is not Medicare-rebatable at all, which is the argument against the purchase and is on the page for that reason.