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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Australian Medical Association calls for overhaul of national cabinet secrecy rules

Australian Medical Association president Omar Khorshid
The Australian Medical Association president, Omar Khorshid, says former model of Coag was ‘pretty frustrating’. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Secrecy rules should not “automatically” apply to national cabinet documents and deliberations, the head of the Australian Medical Association has said.

Omar Khorshid made the comments ahead of Anthony Albanese’s first meetings with the state and territory leaders on Thursday evening. Friday’s meeting is expected to deliver major changes to the intergovernmental body, including a greater productivity reform focus.

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