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Dr Khorshid and Dr McMullen with camera crew under tree

05 May 2022 AMA in Action

Halfway to ‘nowhere’ on health reform

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05 May 2022 AMA in Action

AMA Rural Health Survey released

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21 April 2022 AMA in Action

AMA’s Town Hall public health meetings get underway

Children outside in nature

24 February 2022 AMA in Action

Election policies should focus on child health, AMA says

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24 February 2022 AMA in Action

AMA and DEA outline plan to reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint to top health bureaucrats

Australia on Fire

02 December 2021 AMA in Action

Burden of disease to rise along with temperatures

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16 September 2021 AMA in Action

Doctors warn Prime Minister on climate health emergency

09 September 2021 AMA in Action

Medical journal editors unite in climate action

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15 July 2021 AMA in Action

Climate emergency must not be ignored

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