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Victorian Doctors To Undertake Unprecedented 12-hour Strike
Victorian doctors call for urgent action on hospital delays as report warns of growing pressure
Doctors call for the reversal of pharmacy prescribing expansion over safety fears
Victorian Doctors Overwhelmingly Reject Government Pay Deal
Doctors call for answers on Medicare breach as OpenAI chiefs front Parliament
Doctors Call For Answers After OpenAI Medicare Breach
Striking doctors call on Carroll Government to urgently address fatigue, protect patient safety
Exhausted doctors to undertake first-ever statewide strike over threat to patient safety as Victorian hospital crisis worsens
Our Ways Strong Together statement on grand final weekend and family violence risk
AMA President’s update: AMA26, PHI rebate hearing and more
Leading Change In Connected World
Misguided tobacco excise plan would undermine decades of public health efforts
Two distinguished leaders admitted to AMA Roll of Fellows
Private health reforms must tackle funding pressures, AMA warns
Submission: Call For Improved Assessment Of UCCs
New Federal AMA President And Vice President Elected
Future doctors recognised with AMA Indigenous Medical Scholarships
President’s Award recognises Dr Amandeep Hansra’s extraordinary contribution to medicine
AMA Gold Medal Goes To Professor Cassandra Szoeke
AMA recognises Happy Valley GP for three decades of extraordinary service
Northern Territory medical education registrar recognised as AMA Doctor in Training of the Year
Dr Kerrie Aust wins award for tireless efforts and leadership of the profession
South Australian urologist Dr Samantha Pillay honoured for decades of women’s health advocacy
Dr Drake-Brockman honoured for advancing diversity and inclusion in medicine
Exemption from private health rebate changes for older Australians needed
AMA President’s update: AMA26 this weekend, AI deepfakes, private health insurance rebates, and more
AMA calls for exemption from private health rebate changes for older Australians
AMA calls for urgent action on AI deepfakes spreading health misinformation
AMA President’s update: One week until AMA26, MyMedicare, collaborating with dieticians, specialist training fees, and more
Expressions of Interest: Review of the Assessing Fitness to Drive Standards Specialist Working Groups
AMA calls for fairer, more transparent fees for doctors in specialist training
Lara Chamas Wins 2026 AMA Art Prize
AMA President’s update: AMA26 is nearly here, rural and remote Medicare access, misinformation, and more
Chance To Serve
Sack the eSafety Commissioner, abolish the Commission and replace it with a real online child protection agency
Update On Ahpra’s Notifications Review
AMA President’s update: Medicare Gap campaign launch, gambling reform, logjam, bird flu, and more
AMA submission: Current informed financial consent should be maintained
True Drivers Of Medicare Gaps Revealed In New Campaign
JCU showcases Mackay’s future of regional medicine through junior doctors conference
Rural Clinic Focused On Future
Consultation On Specialist Pathway Reforms
AMA President’s update: Medical Practice Committee, prac payments, elections, workforce advocacy, and more
RACGP and AMA call for temporary telehealth flexibility during fuel crisis
Food regulation reform can’t wait another 15 years, warns AMA
AMA renews call for telehealth access to voluntary assisted dying services
AMA President’s update: Council of General Practice, mentorship, role of the doctor, AMA26, and more
Safeguards must be maintained in Honeysuckle Health, nib arrangement