Skip to main content

Header - Top

  • Find your local AMA
    Find your local AMA

    The AMA advocates on behalf of the medical profession and the public - operating at a federal level and within each state and territory.

    Federal ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA
  • AMA Awards open for nominations
  • Join us
  • Sign in

Header - Main

About
About the AMA

Get to know the AMA - the peak professional body for doctors in Australia.

Structure and Federal Council

Meet the representatives on the AMA’s main policy-making body - Federal Council.

Council and Committees

Councils,  Committees,  and  Working  Groups representing  the views of AMA  members.

Board and Leadership Team

Learn more about our Board and get to know our leadership team.

AMA History

How the AMA became Australia’s most influential Medico-political association.

Contact the AMA

Speak to a AMA adviser, contact the membership office, media office or give feedback.

Advocacy & Policy
Advocacy and Policy

AMA advocacy campaigns working towards an effective health service.

Position Statements

AMA Position Statements on public health and medico-legal health issues.

Submissions

AMA submissions on a range of issues including parliamentary enquiries.

AMA Research and Reform

Using innovative research and communications to shape Australia’s health reform agenda

Doctor & Student Resources
Doctor & Student Resources

Latest resources, tools and advice for medical professionals and students.

How to become a doctor

The complete guide on everything you need to know about becoming a doctor in Australia.

Fees List

Costing assistance and guidance on medical services and fees.

Pathways in Medicine

Explore the multiple pathways you can take in medicine throughout your professional journey.

Doctor's Health

Confidential counselling and peer support for all doctors and medical students, available 24/7.

News & Media
News and Opinion

Keep informed of the latest news, articles and features from the AMA.

Media Centre

View the latest media releases, speeches and transcripts from the Federal AMA.

Medical Journal of Australia

Australia's leading peer-reviewed general medical journal.

Events
Membership & Benefits
Doctors in Training

We raise awareness about issues and challenges facing doctors in training.  

General Practitioners

We lobby on behalf of GPs to ensure their voices are heard on the hill.

Private Specialists

We lobby to ensure private practice remains an essential part of healthcare.

Public Hospital Doctors

We lobby for the rights and concerns of public hospital doctors in Australia.  

Rural Doctors

We champion medical care for rural and remote communities. 

Medical Students

We help students find their voice to build a healthy medical profession.

Search the AMA

Popular searches
becoming a doctor
natcon
member benefits
governance
fees list
Federal AMA Find your local AMA

The AMA advocates on behalf of the medical profession and the public - operating at a federal level and within each state and territory.

Choose an AMA website:

Federal ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA

Header - Main

About

About the AMA Structure and Federal Council Council and Committees Board and Leadership Team AMA History Contact the AMA

Advocacy & Policy

Advocacy and Policy Position Statements Submissions AMA Research and Reform

Doctor & Student Resources

Doctor & Student Resources How to become a doctor Fees List Pathways in Medicine Doctor's Health

News & Media

News and Opinion Media Centre Medical Journal of Australia
Events

Membership & Benefits

Doctors in Training General Practitioners Private Specialists Public Hospital Doctors Rural Doctors Medical Students
Join us
Sign in
  1. Home
  2. Equity, diversity and inclusion
Crayon drawing of the sun
03 March 2022 News
GPs’ role downplayed in plan to tackle violence against women and children
Blocks with woman on top
03 March 2022 News
Help the AMA achieve gender equity
DV victim
28 February 2022 Submission
AMA submission to the Department of Social Services – Draft National Plan to end violence against women and children 2022-2032
Children outside in nature
24 February 2022 News
Election policies should focus on child health, AMA says
hand of child holding an apple
22 February 2022 Media release
AMA joins call for Child Health Taskforce
A student weary and stressed head in hands at a desk looking at a sheet of paper
17 February 2022 News
AMA calls for strengthening of examination accreditation
Image of someone working on laptop, hands and forearms in a shirt only visible
17 February 2022 News
AMA calls for comment and feedback on gender equity in leadership
Medical Journal of Australia logo
17 February 2022 News
Collaboration and co-design key to positive healthcare outcomes
Clear the Hospital Logjam campaign logo
12 February 2022 Media release
End the logjam in public hospitals, AMA urges
AMA 2021 Indigenous Scholarship recipient Destiny Kynuna
10 February 2022 News
Indigenous Medical Scholarship recipient featured on ABC
Person's hands holding pill packets
10 February 2022 News
Letter to health ministers calls for pharmacy prescribing pilot to be dumped
shot of doctors walking in blue scrubs but heads not visible
10 February 2022 News
Medical Training Survey finds unacceptable levels of bullying, discrimination and harassment
Photo of Dr Omar Khorshid and Greg Hunt
10 February 2022 News
AMA President raises IMGs issue with Minister Hunt
Frustrated doctor
07 February 2022 Media release
AMA calls for legislation to tackle widespread bullying of doctors in training
Woman putting on PPE
03 February 2022 News
AMA says devil will be in the detail of new medical workforce strategy
Plan needed to tackle big backlog of essential operations
01 February 2022 Media release
Plan needed to tackle big backlog of essential operations
Small sign saying Thank you Doctors
28 January 2022 Media release
Leaked Qld Government plan will deliver second-rate health care says AMA
Australian Parliament House
27 January 2022 News
AMA continues to voice concerns on Religious Discrimination Bill
Image of Associate Professor Gino Pecoraro OAM, Clinical Associate Professor Saxon Smith AM, Dr Margaret Kay AM superimposed on AMA blue background
25 January 2022 Media release
Doctors recognised in Australia Day Honours
Female doctor in her consulting room talking to patient on lap top video
16 January 2022 Media release
Telehealth services restored to meet pandemic demand
  • Load More
Back to top

Become an AMA member

Join us Learn more

Footer - About

About
About Us Contact Us Structure and Federal Council Careers at the AMA

Footer - Advocacy

Advocacy
Position Statements Report Cards Reports Submissions

Footer - Resources

AMA 2025 Intern Guide Resources
Doctor and Student Resources How to become a doctor Pathways in Medicine Doctors Health

Footer - Media

Media
AMA Media Centre News and Opinion Medical Journal of Australia Speeches and Transcripts
Connect with us
© 2025 Australian Medical Association Limited |
ABN 37 008 426 793 |
Privacy Policy
Back to top