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ABS Confirms Fewer Australians Delaying Medical Specialist Care Due to Cost

Sydney 20 November 2025: Data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows an encouraging fall in the proportion of Australians delaying or not using selected health […]
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Australian Society of Anaesthetists responds to Private Health Australia’s claims on out-of-pocket costs

The Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) is responding to a recent statement from Private Healthcare Australia (PHA) regarding the growth in out-of-pocket (OOP) costs by ‘medical specialists’. While there is […]
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Statement from ASA (NSW) Chair Dr Simon Martel

The Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) is disappointed by the announcement today by the Minns Labor Government of a small, one-off $30 million investment in short stay surgery. While any […]
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NRHA letter: A call for long term indexed funding

The Australian Society of Anaesthetists is one of the 55 member organisations of the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA).   The NRHA have recently called upon to the Australian Government […]
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The ASA does not support recent statements made linking paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy & increased risk of autism.

No well-conducted scientific studies have proven that paracetamol use during pregnancy is a cause for autism. The largest and most rigorous study to date is from Sweden and involved over 2.4 million […]
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Rural Generalists Officially Recognised as Specialists – ASA Welcomes and Endorses the Milestone

On 21 September, Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon. Mark Butler MP, announced the formal recognition of Rural Generalists (RGs) as a specialist field within general practice. This landmark decision […]
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