Dr Anne-marie Boxall is the Australian Government’s Chief Allied Health Officer. 

Dr Anne-marie Boxall, who is trained as a physiotherapist, has worked in the public and private sectors for more than 10 years. She holds a Master of Public Health (Hons) and PhD in health policy, and recently completed a Harkness Fellowship in Healthcare Policy and Practice in the United States.

For more than a decade, Dr Boxall has worked in high-level policy roles in the Australian Public Service and non-government organisations, most recently as a senior executive in the Department of Health.

Her role as Chief Allied Health Officer includes supporting the Australian Government’s:

• Primary Health Care 10-Year Plan
• health workforce reforms
• Stronger Rural Health Strategy.