Hello to all our supporters and readers of the Emerge Australia newsletter!
What a month it has been culminating on 3 May with the Federal Election and a historic win for the Australia Labor Party. We congratulate the Albanese government on being re-elected for another term and look forward to working with the Health Minister and his team as well as our colleagues in the Department of Health to improve health outcomes for our community.
Thanks also to all members of the community who took the time and used your precious energy to do social media posts under the #FairGoForMe campaign and make representation to your local members of parliament regarding the sector’s agreed priorities. Emerge Australia’s work continues to advocate for delivery of these priorities.
ME/CFS Awareness Week 2025
Today marks the beginning of ME/CFS Awareness Week at Emerge Australia, focusing on the theme, “Pace”.
Join us live tomorrow at 2pm (AEST). Register today to hear from our panel, including Emerge Australia Ambassadors and special guests:
- Bloom
- Eliza Charley
- Sarah Vizer
- Sophie Scott OAM
- Tracey Spicer AM
Other activities during the week include a new Imagine Podcast season, videos from those in the ME/CFS space, including patients, carers and advocates, and the announcement of the finalists and winner of the ME/CFS Excellence in Journalism Awards.
For full details follow Emerge Australia on social media for daily updates.
In the coming weeks we will be launching our end of financial year appeal designed to support our work across our education portfolio. Help us ‘build the bridge of understanding to transform ME/CFS care in Australia. Every cent of your donation will be used to deliver clinical and patient education nationally to aid in the diagnosis, management and treatment for those with ME/CFS. We urge you to dig deep and get behind this critical campaign.
Enjoy the rest of this newsletter and as always reach out to me personally should you have any questions or just to say hi. I love hearing from you.
Happy ME/CFS week and very best wishes.
