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Working to defeat MND

Motor Neurone Disease Australia is the national voice representing all Australians who share the vision of a world without MND.

Drawing on 35 years of experience, MND Australia works with a national network of State MND Associations to advocate, educate and raise awareness. Our goal is to empower Australians impacted by MND to live better for longer.

Until there is a cure, MND Australia’s research arm, the MND Research Institute of Australia, will promote and fund the best research with the greatest chance of making MND treatable.

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News

4/05/2020 -

#AM4MND Australia Moves for MND

To celebrate MND Week 2020, the national network of MND associations has launched a new virtual fundraiser - Australia Moves for MND.

4/05/2020 -

People diagnosed with a disability aged 65+ cannot access the NDIS: MND Australia calls for an end to this age discrimination

The introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has brought many positive changes for Australians living with a disability: most people can now access NDIS funding for the care, equipment and services they need. However, one group of Australians is missing out – those diagnosed with a disability when aged 65 or over.

$25 Million, 25 Milestones: Changing the future of MND

Spotlight on MND

What is MND?

Motor neurone disease (MND) is known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in many parts of the world. MND is the name given to a group of diseases in which the nerve cells controlling the voluntary muscles undergo degeneration and die.... read more