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| 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.
| 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.
Carol Birks | 13/03/2018
We have recently re-structured our small team and introduced two new part time positions. Newly created opportunities exist for an experienced, dynamic and passionate donor and events manager and an experienced accounts and administration officer to join the MND Australia team.
Carol Birks | 13/03/2018
“Nina’s” celebrate the contribution and commitment demonstrated by Nina Buscombe to improve services, management and research for people with motor neurone disease through travel, training and conference attendance. The Award is presented and administered by MND Victoria and is intended to fund attendance at training, conferences or seminars within Australia or overseas.
The training, conference or seminar must have content that will help to improve the quality of services, management or research for people living with motor neurone disease.
| 7/03/2018
The MND Research Institute of Australia is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018-2020 MNDRIA PhD Scholarship Top-up Grants, the Susie Harris Travel Fellowship 2018, and the Jenny and Graham Lang Collaboration Travel Grant 2018.
Carol Birks | 1/02/2018
MND Australia has made a pre-budget submission to the Australian Government in advance of the 2018 to 2019 Federal Budget