26 Jun 2024
RSV CASES ON THE MARCH, ASTHMA AUSTRALIA WARNS OF ASTHMA RISK
With winter in full swing, RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) cases have now hit about 100,000 infections across the country, a higher number than for this time last year.
26 Jun 2024
ASTHMA AUSTRALIA HELPS ARABIC-SPEAKING KIDS USE THEIR CREATIVITY TO HAVE A SAY ON ASTHMA
Asthma Australia is collaborating with young students from Arabic speaking backgrounds in Western Sydney to help understand how asthma can be normalised in the school yard.
16 May 2024
BUDGET 2024: ASTHMA AUSTRALIA WELCOMES FREEZE ON COST OF SOME MEDICINES, DISAPPOINTED IN LACK OF FUNDING FOR HEALTHY HOMES
Asthma Australia welcomes the Federal Budget announcement freezing the maximum PBS patient co‑payment, which will cap the cost of some asthma medicines as cost-of-living pressures continue.
14 May 2024
ASTHMA AUSTRALIA CALLS FOR WOOD HEATERS TO HIT THE CHOPPING BLOCK ALONGSIDE GAS IN NEW VICTORIAN HOMES
Asthma Australia says that legislation introduced in Victoria this year to phase out gas connections in new homes doesn’t go far enough
07 May 2024
ASTHMA AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES FREE DRESS DAY IN MAY TO RAISE MONEY AND AWARENESS FOR KIDS WITH ASTHMA
Asthma Australia is asking schools to participate in its inaugural Free Dress Day in May event to raise funds and awareness for kids with asthma in Australia. The month-long event coincides with World Asthma Day, held on 7 May.
21 Mar 2024
ASTHMA AUSTRALIA SAYS IT’S TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT MAKING HOMES HEALTHY, SAFE AND EFFICIENT
Better Renting recently released its ‘Cruel Summers’ report, which revealed that renters faced unsafe indoor temperatures this summer, with significant impacts on their health and well-being.
20 Mar 2024
SURVEY: TASMANIANS WITH ASTHMA LIVING UNNECESSARILY RESTRICTED LIVES
A recent Asthma Australia survey revealed that nearly 60 per cent of respondents with asthma cannot do regular activities like sport or go out because of their condition but accept this a normal part of a life with asthma.
20 Feb 2024
TAS ELECTION: ASTHMA AUSTRALIA CALLS FOR INVESTMENT IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SUPPORT FOR AIR QUALITY EDUCATION
Asthma is the fourth most prevalent disease in Tasmania (1) yet only a small percentage of the state’s healthcare budget has been committed to this chronic condition.
30 Jan 2024
ASTHMA AUSTRALIA ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO FOLLOW BACK-TO-SCHOOL CHECKLIST FOR KIDS WITH ASTHMA
Every year, Australian kids are at risk of an asthma flare up and hospitalisation as they head back to the classroom.
04 Dec 2023
ASTHMA AUSTRALIA WELCOMES RELEASE OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND CLIMATE STRATEGY AND TRANSITION TO QUALITY, LOW-CARBON ASTHMA CARE
The Australian Government released its first National Health and Climate Strategy today. Asthma Australia welcomes the Strategy, which commits to supporting healthy, climate-resilient communities as well as a net-zero health system.
