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Note: This section currently contains full-text articles written by Doctors Reform Society members, however every view expressed is not necessarily that of the DRS.

For more articles see New Doctor: Journal of the DRS and papers at the DRS Annual Conferences.

2007

GPs and their mail Andrew Gunn, ABC Radio National "Perspective", 5 December 2007

Losing the conquest....indigenous health Andrew Gunn, ABC Radio National "Perspective", 3 July 2007

2006
A question of funding and control Tim Woodruff, 11 August 2006
Trial and error Andrew Gunn, Australian Doctor, 3 May 2006
An iron clad guarantee rusts quickly Tim Woodruff http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=4265 16 March 2006

2005

The Monkey in the Mirror Andrew Gunn, ABC Radio National "Perspective", 5 October 2005

Self-interest taints GP learning curve Con Costa  The Australian17 September 2005

Changing their tune Andrew Gunn, Australian Doctor, 22 Feb 2005

2004

Pray for healthy holidays Andrew Gunn, Australian Doctor, 14 December 2004

Down and deadly path Andrew Gunn, Australian Doctor, 14 October 2004

No free trade in so-called free trade agreement Ross Gittins, July 19, 2004 The Sydney Morning Herald (Published with permission)

Australia - US  Free Trade Agreement    Doctors Reform Society - Submissions and Documents 

Free Trade Agreement Bad For Our Patients' Health Tim Woodruff Australian Doctor April 2004

2003

The Future of PBS Tracy Schrader (PowerPoint presentation)

Time to think of patients   Andrew Gunn  17 October 2003 Australian Doctor

Medi Happy returns Andrew Gunn, 26 September 2003 The Courier Mail

Private Health Insurance and Medicare  Con Costa

Valuing Your Worth and Fee For Service   Address to AMA June 2003

Bulk Billing And The Piecemeal Destruction Of Medicare  Tim Woodruff   Australian Doctor March 2003

This was broadcast  on Radio National April 2003

2002
A healthy Iraq ... time for a second opinion   Brett Montgomery
Medical Indemnity - The Crisis Confronting the Medical Profession and the Community   Peter Davoren
Social Inequities Made Worse   Alison Creagh
The Waste Continues:We Can Spend Our Money Better   Tim Woodruff
The New EPCs   Con Costa

2001
Refugees   Alison Creagh
The Importance of the Doctor/Patient Relationship   Alf Liebhold
The PBS: What Future?   Tim Woodruff
Safe Working Hours for Junior Doctors   Peter Davoren
Heartache and Healthcare   Theo van Lieshout
Pay rise on right track but long way to go   Alf Liebhold -- A health system that ignores and devalues primary care will be expensive and inadequate.
Euthanasia and the duty of care  Richard Chaney -- Not everyone wants to lie there waiting until circumstances beyond their control determine their time of death.

1999
Privatisation approach an outrage  Alf Liebhold -- "Who is defending the right of all to civilised treatment when they need it?"
How you can help maintain the health of Medicare  Stephen Leeder -- Medicare is already a good system, so let's not throw out the baby with the bath water.
The piecemeal necrosis of Medicare  Theo van Lieshout -- The Federal Government is slowly strangling Medicare.
Direct questions over health funding  Tim Woodruff -- What sort of health system do we want?

1998
Consumerism vs professional integrity  Alf Liebhold -- The dangers of allowing the public health system to deteriorate
The Future of medicare: Medi-poor and Medi-profit?  Tracy Schrader -- Will we lose the universality of Medicare to end up with Medipoor for the poor and Mediprofit exploiting the everyone else?
Howard's private agenda for health care  Con Costa -- The Howard government's plans to privatise Australian health services.
Waving the flag for health centres  Hugh McGrath -- A working model of community health care is close to being abandoned in Victoria.
Health and Illness in East Timor  Peter Lake -- Discusses the past and current situation in East Timor following the 1975 Indonesian invasion.
Health Implications of the Rise of One Nation  Andrew Gunn -- Outlines concerns about the effect on Australians' health of One Nation's policies.
Nation's Health a Black-and-White Issue  David Atkinson -- Discusses inequities in the provision of healthcare particularly focussing on Aboriginal health.
Nurse Practitioners Are a Benefit Not a Threat    Andrew Gunn -- Supports the beneficial role that nurse practitioners can play within the health system.

1997
Trickle Down Health?   Theo van Lieshout -- Discusses some practical problems with the push for private health care.
Why Medicare Must Be Defended   Con Costa -- Outlines the strengths of Medicare and the threats to it.
Time for Action on Waiting Lists  Con Costa -- Discusses public hospital waiting lists and what can be done to improve the situation.
DRS Concerns About Managed Care  Con Costa --  About problems with managed care and for-profit medicine.
Federal Government Mishandles Health System   David Atkinson -- The record of the Howard federal government in health care.
Euthanasia: Slippery Slopes and Pendulums  Andrew Gunn --  Discusses voluntary euthanasia and the weakness of arguments against legislating to allow it.

Also, here's one from the Murdoch press: "The sick state of private health"

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