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25 Mar 2025

ACEM congratulates Labor on forming government in Western Australia

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) congratulates Roger Cook and the Labor Party on forming government following the West Australian (WA) election.

03 Dec 2019

Response to Royal Commission into mental health interim report

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has welcomed the interim report of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System’s recommendation to increase funding for mental health, including via a new revenue mechanism.

24 May 2021

National Reconciliation Week: Liz Mowatt

National Reconciliation Week is celebrated each year in Australia from 27 May to 3 June. The days commemorate two significant moments in Australia’s journey towards reconciliation – the successful 1967 Referendum and the High Court Mabo Decision – the week reminds us there is more to do

10 Jun 2022

Response to misleading comments published in the New Zealand Herald

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) wishes to respond to misleading comments attributed to Health Minister Andrew Little and published in the New Zealand Herald on the 10th of June 2022.

26 Aug 2021

Colleges welcome postponement of elective surgery

Specialist medical colleges across Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia support the temporary postponement of all non-urgent elective surgery in areas of high prevalence of COVID-19 infection across the two countries.

19 May 2022

From Australia to Zambia: LDSS supports ICEM to be truly global event

The 21st International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM) will see delegates attending virtually, and in-person, from all over the world.

04 Jun 2019

Special Resolutions Pass

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine is pleased to announce that two special resolutions voted on by Fellows have passed.

13 Mar 2019

Dr Mya Cubitt visited the College office on International Women’s Day

FACEM Dr Mya Cubitt speaks glowingly of the women in her early life.

19 Nov 2020

Survey reveals burden of alcohol and methamphetamine harm in WA EDs

The results of a new survey released by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) provide new insights into the burden of alcohol and methamphetamine harm in Western Australian emergency departments (EDs) during the busy summer period.

18 May 2023

ACEM response to the 2023 Aotearoa New Zealand budget

The Aotearoa New Zealand faculty of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the modest investments in health in the 2023 budget and awaits further details on implementation.