President's Message
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New Government – will it ‘under-promise and over-deliver’ on health?
10 Sep 2013
We have a new Coalition Government after a convincing election win on Saturday, but what will this mean for health?There were a number of consistent themes from various Coalition... -
PSR re-set and operational
02 Dec 2013
The AMA has always been a strong supporter of the Professional Services Review (PSR) scheme. We know that the Medicare and Pharmaceutical Benefits Schemes assist Australians to... -
AMA: a new structure for a more nimble advocate
17 Dec 2013
The AMA has taken its first big step toward modernising its governance structure, with the unanimous endorsement of Federal Council at its most recent meeting of a move towards... -
New Minister – accentuating the positive
16 Jan 2012
Colleagues, welcome to 2012. As has become a common theme at this time of the year, the political landscape continues to change. Having put the ‘Slipper’ in as the Speaker of the... -
Investing in the strengths of the health system
07 Feb 2012
All the signs indicate that the Federal Budget to be handed down in May this year will be frugal across the board, with health being no exception. Economic circumstances around... -
Honesty and alcohol
19 Mar 2012
Recent research from the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research (CAPR) shows that 95 per cent of people are unable to correctly identify safe alcohol drinking levels. This suggests... -
Hands off prescribing
02 Apr 2012
In response to a growing trend to grant prescribing rights to more non-medical health professionals, the AMA has adopted a formal position rejecting all forms of non-medical... -
Health budget reflects the economic times
09 May 2012
In its budget the Federal Government has done the right thing by sparing health from broad funding cuts to provide a budget for tough economic times and to fund a budget surplus.... -
Budget bludgeon for battling GPs
20 May 2012
While health came out of the Federal Budget relatively unscathed when compared to the slash and burn experienced by other sectors, there were some casualties – with GPs near the... -
AMA – time for a 50th Anniversary check-up
03 Jun 2012
The activities and discussions and formalities of our very successful 50th Anniversary National Conference are covered in detail elsewhere in this edition of Australian Medicine....
