In this edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell shares some of the latest news in mental health and oral health, amongst other things. Lesley Russell writes: In the pa... Read more
Below is our final report from the recent Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) conference in Adelaide. It includes a selection of tweets fro... Read more
Earlier this year, News Corp newspapers and its online sites splashed a story with the headline: The secret fee list your doctor doesn’t want you to see‘ (paywall). The report said it... Read more
Dozens of health organisations came together Friday in an unprecedented coalition of support for marriage equality in Australia, urging the Parliament to legislate on the issue in the intere... Read more
Ruth Armstrong writes: For many working in health, the question of the week is who will be the next Federal Minister (in case you’ve been off the grid, Sussan Ley resigned her portfolio of H... Read more
In announcing changes to his Ministry today, the Prime Minister put health matters near the top of his agenda. And he pointedly used the phrase, “universal health system”. Let’s hope h... Read more
In a radio interview this morning, the new AMA president, Dr Michael Gannon, appeared to open the door to supporting further discussions about a GP co-payment, although he later issued this... Read more
After less than a week in his new role, incoming AMA President Dr Michael has clearly differentiated himself from his predecessor and is coming under criticism for his statements about the r... Read more
The Australian Medical Association is likely to be less active in advocating on issues such as asylum seeker policy in the wake of the election today of a new president, Western Australian o... Read more
As the outgoing AMA president Associate Professor Brian Owler launched a withering attack today on the Abbott/Turnbull Government’s record on health, there were a number of developments on t... Read more
