Hole in AMA WA accounts now sitting at $3 million, annual report reveals
AMA WA recorded a $3.2 million deficit in its accounts at the end of last year, although the organisation says it’s over the worse and…
Paul Smith
Paul is editor of Australian Doctor Group.
Chiropractic board reinstates ban on spinal manipulation in babies but for how long?
The rapid unravelling of the Chiropractic Board of Australia’s position on spinal manipulation in babies is about more than regulatory red faces. The board initially…
GP accused of amputating baby’s penis in ritual circumcision fails to overturn emergency ban
A GP who allegedly amputated a newborn’s penis during a ritual circumcision remains banned from performing the procedure after a tribunal refused to stay conditions…
Chiropractic board reverses ban on spinal manipulation of babies despite ‘very poor’ evidence
Chiropractors have been given the green light to resume spinal manipulation of babies after being banned from the practice five years ago. Backed by health…
‘They have faced terrifying abuse. They don’t sleep’: General practice in a women’s refuge
“Her haemoglobin was 47, the lowest I have ever seen, and she was experiencing chest pains, palpitations, lightheadedness,” Dr Colette Hourigan says. “She was so close to death, but…
Junior doctors’ victory after being paid just $17.70 a day for on-call clinical duties
Junior doctors in NSW will be thousands of dollars better off after winning a three-year legal fight against exploitation by the public hospital system. This…
Professor Steve Robson: The story of my own near-suicide and how I came through
There is a paragraph in what follows where Professor Steve Robson, the AMA president, writes: “As someone who has experienced the most profound feelings of…
Another 63 hospital deaths under review following cover-up claims against former clinical director
Investigators will examine another 63 cases involving an alleged cover-up of deaths at Launceston General Hospital by its medical boss. A review is already underway…
Doctor speaks of ‘incomprehensible grief’ after son killed in suspected murder–suicide
The family of a doctor whose two-year-old son was killed by his father in a suspected murder–suicide have spoken of their “incomprehensible grief”. Police found…
AMA claims vindication after landslide victory in AGM vote
The federal AMA has secured a landslide victory in its fight over controversial constitutional changes designed to secure the future viability of one of its…
