Government failing on Ebola, says Australian Medical Association

By Matthew Knott, Latika Bourke, Lisa Visentin
Updated October 25 2014 - 2:13am, first published October 24 2014 - 6:00pm
Sick of the government's talks on Ebola: AMA President Brian Owler.  Photo: Andrew Meares
Sick of the government's talks on Ebola: AMA President Brian Owler. Photo: Andrew Meares
Sick of the government's talks on Ebola: AMA President Brian Owler.  Photo: Andrew Meares
Sick of the government's talks on Ebola: AMA President Brian Owler. Photo: Andrew Meares
Health Minister Peter Dutton has accused the Labor party of playing politics on the Ebola issue.  Photo: Rohan Thomson
Health Minister Peter Dutton has accused the Labor party of playing politics on the Ebola issue. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Sick of the government's talks on Ebola: AMA President Brian Owler.  Photo: Andrew Meares
Sick of the government's talks on Ebola: AMA President Brian Owler. Photo: Andrew Meares
Sick of the government's talks on Ebola: AMA President Brian Owler.  Photo: Andrew Meares
Sick of the government's talks on Ebola: AMA President Brian Owler. Photo: Andrew Meares

The peak medical body has accused the Abbott government of acting too slowly to tackle the Ebola crisis because of concerns about the political consequences of an Australian health worker being infected with the disease.

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