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Bed stats reveal pressure on WA hospitals

Western Australia's hospitals are continuing to face significant pressures as the Australian Medical Association warns doctors are looking for change.

Govt COVID messaging inconsistent: Libs

Opposition health spokeswoman Anne Ruston has branded the Albanese government's pandemic messaging as inconsistent.

Govt COVID messaging is inconsistent: Libs

Opposition health spokeswoman Senator Anne Ruston has described the Albanese government’s messaging about the COVID-19 pandemic as inconsistent.

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COVID-19 has never been more infectious: Why mask mandates are being resisted

COVID-19 is likely to be the leading cause of death in Australia by the end of the year. So why…

COVID-19 patients fill regional Queensland hospital beds as surgery warning issued

Doctors across regional Queensland say their communities can do more to ease the burden on a health system stretched by…

Doctors urge people with COVID symptoms to seek PCR tests as reports of false negatives from RATs rise

The Australian Medical Association says people with symptoms should not consider a negative rapid antigen test a definitive result.

‘Millions’ of Australians will be infected with Covid in coming weeks, health minister says

Mark Butler is urging Australians to get their booster jabs as case numbers rise and pandemic supports are scaled back

The Guardian - AU

NT Health Department preparing to remove hospital heads in Darwin, Palmerston

Departments heads at two of the Northern Territory's largest hospitals will be removed and forced to reapply for their jobs,…

National cabinet recap: 50-50 health funding extended but no consensus on new gas reserve

Australian Medical Association president says three months extra Covid support ‘will not fix a decade of hospital underfunding’

The Guardian - AU

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Australian Medical Association calls for overhaul of national cabinet secrecy rules

Omar Khorshid says Australians ‘have a right to know’ what is discussed, ahead of Anthony Albanese’s meeting with states and…

The Guardian - AU

Fears of mass exodus of hospital workers as doctors and nurses face burnout

A senior doctor warns Australians will soon no longer be able to assume that if they get sick there'll be…

Australia faces worst flu season in years as scientists ready for UK winter

The Australian Medical Association has warned of a looming ‘disaster,’ with experts in Britain fearful that the country could follow…

The Independent UK

Flu cases soar, as free vaccine encouraged

Influenza cases are tracking higher than pre-pandemic years.

The Canberra Times

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Australian hospitals postpone screening tests as world grapples with shortage of imaging dyes

Australian Medical Association backs delay of non-urgent tests but says supply issues highlight need for national stockpile of critical medical…

The Guardian - AU

Top doctor urges Canberrans to wear masks as elective surgeries cancelled

"Keep our emergency departments for emergencies": ACT Health

The Canberra Times

Labor promises almost $1 billion for Medicare and GPs if it wins federal election

Federal Labor is entering the election campaign home stretch armed with a promise of almost $1 billion in new Medicare…

Labor promises $970m investment in Medicare and general practice ahead of final week of election

Australian Medical Association says pledge is a ‘strong down payment’ in boosting primary health care

The Guardian - AU

Blake Corney's father welcomes government's commitments as doctors sound caution

Andrew Corney, whose son Blake was killed in a crash in 2018, said there should be a review of the…

The Canberra Times

Western Australia could hit fresh COVID-19 peak as AMA remains nervous over removal of mask mandate

An epidemiologist warns Western Australia could be facing a much bigger peak and a slower let-up after dropping most of…

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South Australian businesses celebrate scrapped COVID-19 close-contact rules, but medical experts have warning

For the first time in two years, COVID-19 close contacts in South Australia are no longer need to isolate.

WA's coronavirus numbers to plateau for another month, peak medical body predicts

Doctors say although the Omicron outbreak appears to have peaked in WA, daily case numbers are likely to stay in…

Two COVID-19 deaths in South Australia, along with 4,483 new cases

A man in his 50s and a woman over 100 die in South Australia after testing positive to COVID-19. Australian…

AMA report card highlights steady national decline in hospital beds for over 65s

The Australian Medical Association's public hospital report card highlights a nationwide, downward trend in the number of hospital beds for…

AMA offers grim report on SA hospitals

The Australian Medical Association has handed down a grim report on the performance of South Australian hospitals.

Doctors launch hospital funding campaign

The Australian Medical Association has launched a campaign calling for more public hospital funding, putting pressure on politicians in an…