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22 May 2023 Media release
Restrict the term ‘surgeon’ to protect patients, AMA tells hearing
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04 May 2023 Submission
AMA Pre-Budget Submission 2023-24
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25 March 2023 Media release
Ahpra data confirms traumatic effect of regulatory process on doctors and need for change
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24 March 2023 Media release
Australia failing to uphold the human rights of people in custody, including children, says AMA
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16 March 2023 News
Council communiqué - March 2023
AMA Vice President, Dr Danielle McMullen
28 February 2023 Media release
Reproductive health and safety always ahead of convenience, says AMA
27 February 2023 Submission
AMA submission to the Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into universal access to reproductive healthcare
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21 February 2023 Submission
'Naming and shaming’ provisions in the National Law
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09 February 2023 News
Ahpra data strategy will undermine health professionals’ trust in the regulator
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07 February 2023 Submission
AMA(SA) Medicinal Cannabis Prescribing
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07 February 2023 Submission
AMA(SA) Donor Conception Register
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01 February 2023 Submission
AMA Submission in response to Ahpra draft Data Strategy
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30 January 2023 News
VAD brings changes to ‘cause of death’ reporting
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21 December 2022 Media release
AMA calls for Centre for Disease Control to be independent
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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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19 December 2022 Report Card
The AMA Private Health Insurance Report Card 2022
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16 December 2022 Media release
AMA urges HCF and Healthscope to get back to negotiating table
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15 December 2022 News
Proposed cosmetic surgery regulation reforms a step in the right direction
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22 November 2022 Correspondence
Response to AMA Queensland's invitation to participate in North Queensland Pilot panels
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11 November 2022 Media release
No $8 billion Medicare fraud Senate Estimates hears
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