To ensure balance, we have also published a response to this article by AMA president Professor Steve Robson. You can read it here.

News emerged recently of the attempt to protect AMA Tasmania from future peril.

It’s struggled in recent years, its viability was on the line. It has just four staff to support its members. One of the options is to share both IT and administration resources with the federal AMA.

So as a result, AMA members are being invited to vote on changes to the AMA constitution at the AGM this week to pave the way for what is in essence a state-federal merger.