National News
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Press Club address covers wide range of topics
11 Sep 2017
AMA President Dr Michael Gannon’s Address to the National Press Club of Australia was both well delivered and well received – covering a wide range of topics of importance to... -
AMA calls for urgent Government action on junk policies
24 Aug 2017
The community is losing faith in private health insurance, with health funds offering too many “junk” policies that provide no cover when people need it, AMA President Dr Michael... -
COAG move on mandatory reporting welcomed
11 Sep 2017
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Health Council has resolved to develop a nationally consistent approach to mandatory reporting provisions for health practitioners.The... -
Questions asked and answered during Press Club appearance
01 Sep 2017
In addition to delivering a wide-ranging 30-minute speech at the National Press Club, AMA President Dr Michael Gannon spent another half hour at the podium fielding... -
AMA being heard over the medical indemnity concerns
01 Sep 2017
AMA President Dr Michael Gannon used his National Press Club address to assure doctors and patients alike that he was keeping the issue of medical indemnity at the forefront of... -
Health Star Rating – five years on
01 Sep 2017
Five years ago I authored a column in Australian Medicine advising members that after concerted advocacy on the need for easy to improve food labelling, the AMA had been... -
Health Department boss leaves
08 Sep 2017
Martin Bowles has retired from the Australian Public Service and stepped down as the Secretary of the Federal Health Department.Mr Bowles was a high-profile senior career public... -
New medical school places undermined by bad policy
08 Sep 2017
The AMA has welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to 50 medical school places at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, but AMA President Dr Michael Gannon said the policy... -
Communiqué from Federal Council meeting 17-18 August 2017
08 Sep 2017
BY DR BEVERLEY ROWBOTHAM, CHAIR OF FEDERAL COUNCILWelcome to the inaugural communiqué from Federal Council highlighting the debates had, and decisions taken, at its meeting in... -
Political message in National Press Club speech
23 Aug 2017
AMA President Dr Michael Gannon has called on all sides of politics to take some of the politicking out of health, for the good of the nation.Addressing the National Press Club of...
