Australian Medical Association

Dr Hambleton speaks to ABC News Radio about comments made by the former director of the Professional Services Review Panel Dr Tony Webber saying Medicare costs $3 billion a year and is open to rorts by unethical doctors. In addition Dr Hambleton discusses energy drinks and prescription drugs.

Dr Hambleton speaks with Red Symons about immunisation. He says that one in 10 Australian children are not immunised and the finding that found that immunisation can cause autism has been discredited

Dr Hambleton discusses the AMA Public Hospital Report Card 2011 and says that despite extra funding the health system is getting worse.

AMA President Dr Steve Hambleton talks about asylum seekers, Indigenous health and Government cuts to GP mental health services. He discusses his recent trip to Broome, where he met with the Kimberley Aboriginal Services Council.

Transcript: AMA President, Dr Steve Hambleton, and National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (NAAA) Co-Chair, Prof Mike Daube

                Media Conference

                AMA House, Canberra

               Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Subject:   Alcohol tax reform; Penicillin shortage

Transcript: AMA President, Dr Steve Hambleton, with

                Hugh Riminton, Michelle Grattan and Steve Lewis

                Meet the Press, Channel Ten

                Sunday, 21 August 2011

Subject:    Asylum seekers; private health insurance; national health reform agreement

Transcript:   AMA President, Dr Steve Hambleton, with

                  Sky News Chief Political Reporter Kieran Gilbert

                  First Edition, SKY News Australia

                  Thursday, 18 August 2011

Subject:      Asylum seekers

Transcript: Media Doorstop

                Rydges South Bank Hotel, Brisbane

                Tuesday 2 August 2011

Subject: COAG National Health Reform Agreement

AMA President Dr Steve Hambleton addresses the National Press Club for his first official speech as AMA President. Dr Hambleton highlights the AMAs health reform plans and criticises the Government for ditching its visionary health reform agenda after it dropped plans for a single funder, failed to deliver new hospital beds and removed a surgery guarantee.

Transcript:          AMA President-elect, Dr Steve Hambleton, with Richard Aedy

                         Life Matters, ABC Radio National

                         Monday 23 May 2011

Subject:             2011/2012 Federal Budget; Better Access program for mental health

Transcript: AMA Vice President, Dr Steve Hambleton

                Minister for Indigenous Health, Mr Warren Snowdon

                Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association CEO, Mr Romlie Mokak

                National Community Controlled Health Organisation, Acting CEO, Ms Kate Kelleher

                Friday 13 May 2011

Subject:    Launch of AMA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Report Card 2010-11

Transcript:   AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, with Virginia Trioli and Michael Rowland

                  Breakfast, ABC News 24

                  Monday 14 February 2011

Subject:      COAG health deal

Transcript: Media Doorstop

                Westmead Private Hospital, Westmead, Sydney                                              

                Friday 11 February 2011

Subject:    COAG health deal

Transcript:      AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, and Associate Professor Barbara Glidewell with Mark Colvin ABC Radio Wednesday 6 October 2010

 Subject:           Euthanasia

Transcript:      AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, with Deborah Cameron, ABC 702 Sydney, Thursday 9 September 2010

Subject:           Indigenous health policy; AMA Indigenous Health Report Card

Transcript: AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, with Leon Delaney, 2SM Radio, Thursday 26 August 2010

Subject: Medical internships shortage

Transcript: AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, with Richard Aedy, Life Matters, ABC Radio National, Tuesday 17 August 2010

Subject: Election health policy; Collaboration between obstetricians and midwives

Transcript: Media Doorstop, AMA NSW House, St Leonards, Sydney, Thursday 5 August 2010

Subjects: Coalition Health Policy; NSW local health networks

ANDREW PESCE: Thanks for coming.  Well there's been a lot of comment that there hasn't been enough health debate in the election so far, but I think it's going to change after today.

Transcript:   AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, with Alex Sloan, ABC Radio 666 Canberra,  Tuesday 3 August 2010

Subject: GP Super Clinics

Transcript:     AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, with David Speers and panel,  Australian Agenda, SKY News,  Sunday 1 August 2010

[Transcript courtesy of SKY News]