Read the full November Newsletter Hello to all our supporters and readers of the Emerge Australia newsletter! Hello to all our supporters and readers of the Emerge Australia newsletter! The last several weeks have been taken up with planning and executing our Action Forum, From Stigma to Science:  Educating for change.  You can read about

The Safer Shared Air: Making the Invisible Visible Conference 2025 brought together lived-experience advocates, scientists, policymakers and industry leaders to highlight why indoor air quality is fundamental to health, accessibility and inclusion. The event explored how the air we share can limit participation, especially for people with chronic conditions, and highlighted solutions such as improved ventilation,

Read the full October Newsletter Hello to all our supporters and readers of the Emerge Australia newsletter! It’s hard to believe we’re already in mid-October — Christmas is just around the corner, and our team is in full flight. I can’t recall a busier time! With just 8.4 full-time equivalent staff, our small but mighty

Our International Roundup provides a brief snapshot of some of the ME/CFS research funding, clinical care and advocacy actions around the world in the last few months.

Read the full September Newsletter Hello to all our supporters and readers of the Emerge Australia newsletter! We are delighted to bring you this action-packed September newsletter, filled with the latest Emerge Australia news and updates. Somehow, we’ve already reached the final quarter of 2025—and as always at this time of year, there is so

Read the full August Newsletter Hello to all our supporters and readers of the Emerge Australia newsletter! Hello everyone and thank you for your patience as we prepared this edition of the Newsletter.  We do apologise for missing the July edition however we do hope this one makes up for it. So, I want to

Survey for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Survey for the CALD Community Our Work Over the Next 12 Months and Beyond   Emerge Australia recognises that the needs of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID are not equally understood or met, particularly among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and Culturally and

Published: 8 August 2025 On Nightlife (ABC Radio), presented by Lisa Pellegrino on Friday, 8 August 2025, the first segment of the program delves into groundbreaking developments in understanding Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). A major focus is the world’s largest genetic study of ME/CFS, which has provided compelling evidence that genetic factors play a significant role in

Listen to the Nightlife podcast Published: 11 August 2025 This study provides strong scientific evidence that ME/CFS has a genuine biological basis, on a large scale.  Thanks to the identification of genetic signals, this research offers those affected a hopeful foundation for future diagnosis and treatments.   Why is this study so important and exciting?

Published: 4 August 2025 Emerge Australia will pilot a Community Advisory Panel from August 2025. We were inundated with high quality nominations from a diverse range of community members. Over 30 nominees were selected as panellists. The Community Advisory Panel will initially advise only on Emerge Australia’s advocacy priorities. As the Community Advisory Panel evolves,

Published: 29 July 2025 Thank you to everyone who attended our recent live education sessions on Applying for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Disability Support Pension (DSP).  We’ve received lots of positive feedback – many people told us the sessions were informative and easy to follow.   However, we also heard that the sessions

Published: 18 July 2025 Emerge Australia responds to Medical Republic article about American Heart Association recommendations on exercise and long COVID  Emerge Australia, the national patient organisation for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis, long COVID and other energy limiting diseases, joins Prof David Putrino and Assoc Prof Bernard Shiu, urging extreme caution in promoting exercise for