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Media Statements

AHPA regularly publishes media statements (e.g. media releases, public statements) and provides comments to journalists that are published in various news articles and platforms.

A list of AHPA media statements from January 2023 onwards is provided below.

AHPA welcomes national firearm register as a necessary and overdue measure - 3 February 2023

Like many in the Australian community, AHPA is deeply concerned that despite bipartisan agreement, no state or territory government is fully compliant with the National Firearms Agreement which they all signed after Port Arthur in 1996 and renewed in 2017.

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Health leaders urge governments to step up COVID control - 26 January 2023

Prevention and equity should be core to Australia’s COVID-19 management plan for 2023.

AHPA President Dr Gemma Crawford and AHPA VIC-TAS Branch Co-President David Towl contributed to the conversation about Australia’s COVID-19 management plan in this Croakey article published on 26 January 2023: Health leaders urge governments to step up COVID control.

Read the full article here.

Media Contact

Gemma Crawford

AHPA President

Email: national@healthpromotion.org.au

Phone: 1300 123 637

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