Victorian State Chair
Dr Grace Gunasegaram

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Statement from ASA (NSW) Chair Dr Simon Martel
8 October 2025
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
26 September 2025
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.
25 September 2025
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