Leading Australia's Doctors.
Promoting Australia's Health.

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is the peak professional body for doctors in Australia. The AMA promotes and protects the professional interests of doctors and the healthcare needs of patients and communities. 

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Professor Steve Robson

AMA PRESIDENT

Dr Danielle McMullen

AMA VICE PRESIDENT

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In the Media

Wednesday 10 August 2022

Governments and the healthcare sector must lead on climate change, AMA and DEA say

Tuesday 2 August 2022

Three familiar faces honoured with special President’s Award

Sunday 31 July 2022

New AMA President and Vice President elected at AMA National Conference

Discussion paper: A whole of system approach to reforming private healthcare

The role of a Private Health System Authority 

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Advocacy & Policy

Clear the hospital logjam

Chronic underfunding of our public hospitals is putting us all at risk.

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Tuesday 1 February 2022

Plan needed to tackle big backlog of essential operations

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) are calling on all levels of Government to develop a national plan to address the growing and increasingly critical backlog of elective surgeries.