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14 July 2022 Media
AMA urging for more in the fight against COVID
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07 July 2022 Media
New COVID wave refocuses media  
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26 May 2022 Media
AMA urges vaccinations to ease strain on overtaxed hospitals
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AMA welcomes Labor’s commitment to general practice
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12 May 2022 Media
It’s time to act on AMA’s Clear the Logjam campaign on “dangerously constipated” hospitals
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Hospital funding buck passing shows failure of national leadership
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28 April 2022 Media
Voters urged to send political parties a message on dire need to fund our hospitals
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Medicare is friendless so far during the federal election campaign
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Flu another straw to break the back of public hospitals
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