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Alana Maytum | 26/06/2018
MND Australia CEO, Carol Birks, together with CEOs from MND NSW and Victoria, headed to Canberra to raise awareness of MND amongst federal decision makers on Global MND Awareness Day 2018.
| 29/05/2018
The MND Research Institute of Australia (MNDRIA) is proud to be part of a consortium of research organisations, clinical groups, patient-centred organisations and care providers who have won funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to collect real-time data to inform best practice services, research and enrolment in clinical trials.
| 15/05/2018
MND Australia is proud to announce its new research strategy for 2018 – 2021, Investing in Innovation, Partnering for Progress.
Carol Birks | 9/05/2018
MND Australia has prepared this response to the national Budget, which was handed down by the Treasurer on 8 May 2018
Alana Maytum | 7/05/2018
Today is the beginning of MND week 2018 and this year we are pleased to announce the launch of Make Aged Care Fair – a new campaign that calls on the Government to make sure people diagnosed with motor neurone disease when aged 65 or over have access to the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
| 3/05/2018
A total of 567 people have responded to the MND Australia Research Priorities Survey, providing feedback on MND research and the many challenges faced by people with MND and their families. The survey results will help to develop MND Australia’s future research strategy.
Carol Birks | 27/04/2018
MND Australia joins with other peak disability organisations in calling for more information on how the federal government will fund the NDIS following the announcement this week that the additional 0.5 per cent increase in the medicare levy to fully fund the scheme will be scrapped.
Alana Maytum | 16/04/2018
Project Revoice is an exciting new Australian initiative involving the development of ground-breaking speech technology that has enabled Pat Quinn – one of the founder's of the ice bucket challenge – to speak in a voice that sounds like his own.
Carol Birks | 4/04/2018
I am pleased to announce that our new re-structured team is almost complete! We welcome Stella Collier who joined the team today as our part time accounts and administration officer. An opportunity still exists for a dynamic and passionate donor manager to join the MND Australia team.
Carol Birks | 29/03/2018
The Enemy Within an Australian Story featuring MND researcher Associate Professor Justin Yerbury was screened on ABC TV last Monday night.