There’s a lot of theatre about a State Budget, and I'm not talking medical theatres. We always knew there’d be selective ‘drops’ about what’s in the one coming out on September 9. But after last year’s mystifyingly didn’t offer any substantial health spending change, despite the dire state of the system, we had no great preconceptions about how this one would pan out.

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The Committee’s role is to consider, advise and make written recommendations to the Minister relating to any proposal with respect to the addition of fluorine to any public water supply and any proposal for making, amending or revoking any regulation related to the Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Act 1966.

AMA (WA) members interested in nominating for the position should email mail@amawa.com.au expressing their interest.

Please help Dr Con Phatouros, Dr Brendan McQuillan, Dr Niall Henry and Dr Andrew Thompson to reach their target of $8,000 and donate to this worthy cause.

They say history repeats itself and this week's announcement by the State Government echoes ghosts of 20 years ago.

This Medicus flashback reflects the hospital crisis back in 2001 and the use of overseas-trained temporary visa doctors (TVDs as they were then referred to) as the saving grace of our public health system's "Areas of Unmet Need". 

The average Australian homeowner has grown their equity by $60,000 since March 2020, thanks to the real estate boom that nobody saw coming.

Date:     Friday 10 September 2021

Time:     6.00pm : Registration
              6.20pm : Game-on
              7.30pm : Networking function

Venue:   Holey Moley
              53 Lake Street, Northbridge WA 6003

Date:    Thursday 23 September 2021

Time:     6.00pm - 8.30pm

Venue:   Australian Medical Association (WA)
              10 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands WA 6009

Date:     Thursday 11 November 2021

Time:     5.30pm : Registration and refreshments
              6.00pm - 7.00pm : Seminar and Q&A

Venue:   Australian Medical Association (WA)
              10 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands WA 6009

The AMA (WA) will be making a submission, due 22 August 2021. We would like to hear from more members who work with patients with disabilities in the coming week. Interested parties can contact Jenna Cowie on Jenna.Cowie@amawa.com.au or 08 9273 3000.

Did you know that the AMA (WA) Foundation is registered as a charity with Entertainment and receives 20% of the proceeds of all membership purchased through the link below?

Activate an Entertainment membership before 1 September and you will receive a $20 gift card and go into the draw to win one of three travel experiences.