Vale Carolyn Riordan – 2020 Volunteer of the Year
Vale Carolyn Riordan – Lung Foundation 2020 Volunteer of the Year The Lung Foundation Australia Board, CEO, staff and members, with great sadness, wish to…
Don’t Wait. Investigate.
New Radio Campaign Urges Aussies Struggling To Shake A Cough Not To Ignore Symptoms As Australians shy away from GP visits, experts warn against cough…
Funding boost to grow community exercise program
“Lungs in Action has given me the opportunity to continue to exercise regularly after finishing pulmonary rehabilitation. If I am not able to attend for…
Prohibition on importing e-cigarettes containing vaporiser nicotine
Lung Foundation Australia warmly welcomes and supports the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announcement to request the Governor-General prohibit the importation of e-cigarettes containing vaporiser nicotine. On…
Why is lung cancer treated differently? Petition calls for specialist nurses for biggest cancer killer
A PETITION tabled in Parliament on Wednesday – the largest community health petition presented this year – urgently calls for the government to fund specialist…
Our Commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and Injustice
We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as Australia’s First Nations people, are the sacred custodians of the land which we serve. Past and…
Therapeutic Goods Administration rejects Philip Morris International proposal
The following statement can be attributed to Lung Foundation Australia Chief Executive Officer Mark Brooke. Lung Foundation Australia welcomes today’s decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to reject Philip…
Lung health research funding continues to fall short of burden in latest round of government grants
Leading respiratory bodies congratulate the 18 researchers funded in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants, however at a…
Minderoo Foundation and Lung Foundation Australia collaborate on new e-cigarette research
To mark World No Tobacco Day, Minderoo Foundation’s Collaborate Against Cancer initiative and Lung Foundation Australia, have announced a new Western Australia based study to…
Lived Experience Research
Lung Foundation Australia is conducting a Lived Experience Research Project, to support the development of consumer informed policy and tailor our campaign activities, programs and…