The Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Honourable Mark Butler MP, has visited the Australian Hearing Hub (AHH) to mark its 10th anniversary.

Macquarie University’s Australian Hearing Hub (AHH) has won the award for Best Knowledge Exchange Initiative in the Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA) Awards 2023.

A cross-disciplinary research team has found balance signals get processed by the inner ear much faster than hearing, unlocking potential for innovative treatments.

Auditory training software developed by Dr Sharon Cameron and Professor Harvey Dillon from the Department of Linguistics has  been awarded the prize for Service Delivery – Hearing & Auditory Rehabilitation at the 2023 Hearing Health Innovator Awards in the US.

The Shepherd Centre recently launched its Storyboard series at the Tasmanian Parliament, showcasing the journeys of seven children who are deaf or have a hearing loss. Attendees, including the children and their families, gathered from across Tasmania for the event.

Hearing Australia has launched a new partnership with the Salvation Army to provide hearing services to their clients visiting their Magpie Nest Café in Melbourne. This initiative will help to provide hearing care to some of the most vulnerable people in our community.

Professor Louise Hickson AM is a luminary in Australian hearing health. In recognition of her incredible contributions to research, education and improving the lives of people with hearing loss over many years, Louise has been named the winner of the 2023 Hearing Australia Lifetime Achievement award

On World Teachers' Day, NextSense put the spotlight on Rebekah, one of their amazing teachers at NextSense School and a student at NextSense Institute.

NAL’s captioning app, NALscribe, has received the 2023 Hearing Technology Innovator Award in the Captioning Technology: Mobile Apps category.

NAL recently had the opportunity to showcase their work at Sydney’s inaugural South by South West Tech and Innovations Expo (SXSW). This was a fantastic platform to highlight hearing health within a broader tech and innovation landscape.

In October, the next generation of teachers of children with sensory disability, allied health and disability support workers came together to celebrate their achievements.

 The award for “Excellence in Research, Five future shaping Research priorities” was won by  Professor Catherine McMahon and her team.

MQ Health Speech and Hearing Clinic now have a dedicated service for adults and adolescents with NDIS funding. Services are designed by certified practising speech pathologists to support participation in meaningful activities. No waiting list!

Hear For You  continue to shine a spotlight on the living experiences of the invisible majority of the deafness/hearing loss spectrum.

Last month, the Hon Bill Shorten MP, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services, officially opened the Hearing Australia Figtree centre in New South Wales