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Have your say: 2026 Medical Training Surveys

Doctors in training across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand are encouraged to participate in the 2...

Mental health levy transparency needed to reduce the toll on emergency departments

Doctors are calling on the Queensland government to reveal where money dedicated to mental health, a...

Psychiatrists welcome long-awaited shift towards health-led mental health crisis care

Psychiatrists have welcomed the NSW Government's $270 million investment in health-led mental health...

Counselling record review welcome, but survivors need stronger trauma informed court protections

Psychiatrists are calling for broader reforms to make courts safer and less traumatising for sexual ...

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Representing psychiatry in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

President

Dr Angelo Virgona

President Elect

Dr Michelle Atchison

Director

Professor Megan Galbally

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Dr Mark Lawrence

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Professor Dan Lubman AM

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Dr Georgia Ramsden

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Professor Shuichi Suetani

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Professor Andrew Stripp

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