News and media

Morag Millington | 2/05/2019

MND Australia is seeking six commitments from candidates from all sides of politics in the lead up to the 2019 Federal Election, to address the urgent need to improve the lives of people living with motor neurone disease.

Carol Birks | 8/04/2019

MND Australia has responded to last weeks Federal Budget with a call for the Federal Government to substantially increase investment in aged care to address the disability needs of older Australians. 

Morag Millington | 19/03/2019

Teglutik®, the liquid formulation of riluzole, will be added to the PBS from 1 April 2019.

Laura Birks | 28/02/2019

MNDRIA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019-2021 PhD Scholarship Top-up Grants. These grants encourage early career researchers to focus their research on finding cures, treatments and better care for people with MND Read more

| 19/02/2019

Late last year MND Australia attended the Annual International ALS/MND Meetings hosted by MND Scotland in Glasgow.

| 8/02/2019

Reports on a phase 1 clinical trial into Copper-ATSM recently gained global media attention. Take a look at what the experts have to say. 

Carol Birks | 11/01/2019

Australian media has recently reported on a poster presented at the 29th International Symposium on ALS/MND held in Glasgow in December that reported outcomes of a phase 1 Clinical Trial conducted in Australia. 

| 14/11/2018

MND Australia’s research arm – the MND Research Institute of Australia (MNDRIA) - has awarded almost $4 million for new research projects commencing in 2019. Find out more about the projects that received funding. 

Carol Birks | 25/10/2018

MND Associations across Australia have been supporting people living with MND and their families for over 35 years. Whether you're finding out about MND for the first time; grappling with the NDIS or the Aged Care system; in search of information or peer support groups; in need of aids and equipment; or want to get involved to help raise funds for MND care and research; the MND State associations are there all the way for those impacted by MND.

Call 1800 777 175 now to find out more.

| 3/09/2018

The 9th National MND Australia Conference, hosted by MND South Australia, was held on Friday 31 August. The conference MND Care: Informing, Influencing, Innovating attracted over 200 delegates with diverse health, allied health and community support backgrounds from around Australia and New Zealand.