Professor Steve Robson: The Brittany Higgins media horror, the ‘wellness’ industry and humanity’s existential threats
The COVID-19 pandemic will have knock-on effects on the health workforce 'for decades', the AMA president says
Professor Steve Robson fronted the National Press Club in Canberra this week.
In his wide-ranging address, the AMA leader and obstetrician spoke on threats to humanity, the crippling impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on doctors and the billion-dollar rise of the wellness industry.
We start with his criticisms of MPs and the political exploitation of rape allegations from former political staffer Brittany Higgins.
Laura Tingle (press club host): A few days ago, you tweeted: ‘I speak as an obstetrician and gynaecologist who’s been involved in the care of many victims of sexual assault. Why in God’s name would any woman now come forward to report these crimes after seeing the current media horror?’
