Brian Morton

Brian Morton

Dr Brian Morton has been a General Practitioner in Willoughby since 1977 and since 2008 has served as the President of AMA (NSW), the state’s peak medico-political body.
He has represented the AMA on a number of Federal Government Committees, including the Professional Services Review Advisory Committee, the PIP & EPC Review Advisory Group (PERAG) and the Medicare Benefits Consultative Committee.
He is a regular contributor for the Heart Wise Journal, a consumer Health Magazine, and is also on the Editorial Panel for the Daily Telegraph’s Q&A health column.

Articles by Brian Morton

How bureaucrats could step in and ruin health reforms

How bureaucrats could step in and ruin health reforms

02 Mar 10 The leaks have started, the little details of the federal government’s plans to rescue the health system are starting to…... Read more

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Would you kill for a job?

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Friday Dilemma: child cruelty or harmless fun?

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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012

marley says:

I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]

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Erick says:

Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]

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