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The AMA has developed a large body of policy positions and discussion papers dealing with any number of medical political medico-legal and public health issues You can search these papers here or download copies for your own use

Policy and Issues

The AMA has developed a large body of policy positions and discussion papers dealing with any number of medical, political, medico-legal and public health issues. You can search these papers here or download copies for your own use.


  1. AMA Submission to the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission June 2008
    Submission. Date released: 23/06/2008

    AMA Submission to the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission June 2008

  2. AMA Federal Budget Submission 2008-09
    Submission. Date released: 21/01/2008

    The AMA sees the 2008-09 Federal Budget as an opportunity for the incoming Commonwealth Government to reclaim its responsibility for health care and to strengthen the partnerships with those who share responsibility more broadly.

  3. Bridging the Gap
    Policy Paper. Date released: 09/09/2007

    AMA Policy for Better Health Care in Regional, Rural and Remote Australia

  4. Early Streaming Into Specialty Training
    Position Statement. Date released: 08/12/2006

    AMA Position Statement: Early Streaming Into Specialty Training - 2006

  5. AMA List of Medical Services and Fees - History of the AMA List
    Information. Date released: 11/09/2006

    A brief history of the AMA List.

  6. AMA Submission to the Productivity Commission Review of Health Workforce
    Submission. Date released: 03/08/2005

    The AMA Submission to the Productivity Commission Review of Health Workforce is in response to the Commission's Issues Paper of May 2005.

  7. Guidelines for Preparation of the Submissions to the Medicare Benefits Consultative Committee (MBCC)
    Resource. Date released: 30/07/2004

    Guidelines for preparing a submission to the MBCC

  8. Climate Change and Human Health - 2004
    Position Statement. Date released: 27/05/2004

    AMA Position Statement: Climate Change and Human Health - 2004

  9. AMA Federal Budget Submission 2003-2004 - AMA calls on Government to get focussed on health policy as a matter of urgency
    Media Release. Date released: 13/02/2003

    Launching the AMA Federal Budget Submission 2003-2004 in Canberra today, AMA President, Dr Kerryn Phelps, called on the Federal Government to make health policy its major domestic policy priority as a matter of urgency.

  
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