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16 January 2023 Submission
AMA submission on Potential reforms to the regulation of nicotine vaping products
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21 December 2022 Submission
AMA submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care - consultation on the role and functions of an Australian Centre for Disease Control
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05 December 2022 Submission
AMA Submission to Inquiry into Long COVID and Repeated COVID Infections
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15 November 2022 Submission
AMA submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into online gambling and its impacts on those experiencing gambling harm
AMA Position Statement – Cultural Safety
14 November 2022 Position Statement
AMA Position Statement – Cultural Safety
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10 November 2022 Submission
AMA Submission to National Health Literary Strategy
Health Literacy - 2021
28 October 2022 Position Statement
Health Literacy - 2021
Social Determinants of Health - 2020
28 October 2022 Position Statement
Social Determinants of Health - 2020
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14 October 2022 Submission
AMA Submission on MBS Genetic Counselling Working Group Draft Final Report
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