Last month, Hearing Australia and the National Acoustic Laboratories were privileged to host Minister for Regional Health, the Hon Dr David Gillespie MP to discuss the importance of ear and hearing health. They also discussed NAL’s latest research and the work that the NAL team is doing to transform the lives of people with hearing loss.
In April, a delegation of Australian hearing health leaders, researchers, clinicians, and support staff from the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) Expert Working Group visited China.
Systemic racism significantly affects the health and well-being of priority populations including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Therefore system and structural levers must be identified along with institutions and organisations who can lead transformational social and political change.
More than 150 people attended a Macquarie University Hearing event on 4 March to celebrate World Hearing Day.
The theme of World Hearing Day 2024 was ‘Changing Mindsets’, with a focus on challenging stigmatising misconceptions by raising awareness and sharing information.
