Talk to Australia's peak body for veterinarians
Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) represents thousands of veterinarians across Australia. We provide expert commentary, clinical perspective and policy analysis on animal health, biosecurity, workforce and veterinary practice.
Whether you’re covering a disease outbreak, an animal welfare story, the cost of pet care or the pressures facing the profession, we’ll connect you with the right expert for your story.
For interview requests, press enquiries, or media opportunities, please contact our media team directly.
Phone: 0439 628 898
- Email: media@ava.com.au
We aim to respond to all media requests as promptly as possible.
The topics journalists talk to us most about
Why vet costs are rising, what drives pricing and what pet owners can expect. AVA can provide clinical and economic context behind the headlines.
Staff shortages, burnout, rural access, graduate pipelines and the sustainability of the profession. One of the most pressing issues in Australian healthcare.
Outbreak guidance, zoonotic disease, biosecurity threats and emerging conditions. AVA connects you with discipline-specific experts across all species.
Bushfires, floods, disease emergencies. AVA is on the ground with vets in affected regions and can provide real-time expert perspective.
Rising surrender rates, difficult end-of-life decisions and the financial pressure facing pet owners.
The emotional and psychological demands of veterinary work are significant and often invisible to the public. Burnout, moral injury, compassion fatigue and the pressures of running a practice take a real toll on the people who care for Australia’s animals. AVA’s Thrive programme works with vets and their teams every day. We can connect you with practitioners, researchers and Thrive specialists who can speak to what the profession is experiencing and what’s being done about it.
From livestock health to food production integrity, animal health underpins what Australians eat. AVA can connect you with vets working across food production who can speak to the farm-to-plate connections that matter to public health.
Koalas, flying foxes, cassowaries and beyond. AVA can connect you with wildlife vets working at the frontline of conservation, habitat loss and native species disease practitioners with on-the-ground experience and uniquely Australian stories to tell.
The trusted voice of Australia’s Veterinary Profession since 1921