Read the full April Newsletter Hello to all our supporters and readers of the Emerge Australia newsletter. Federal budget week is always extremely busy for organisations like Emerge Australia, with numerous meetings before, during, and after the announcements. From Emerge Australia’s perspective, this budget brought little joy. The main announcements relevant to our community were

Published: 20 May 2026 Emerge Australia community members Aran, Anna and Margie, recently shared their stories in the Illawarra Mercury for ME/CFS Awareness Day. At 45 years old, Aran Chevalier was an active man who enjoyed spending time with his family, travelling, hiking, and helping his community. When he fell ill with a bowel infection,

Read the full April Newsletter Hello to all our supporters and readers of the Emerge Australia newsletter! Easter has come and gone, and the first quarter of this year is behind us. It is truly hard to believe. In this newsletter you will read about our latest news and views and receive information and updates

Published 24 April 2026 We know many people in our community will be feeling anxious right now. If you rely on the NDIS, or have been trying to access it, this week’s announcement of major proposed changes is understandably unsettling. We want you to know we are paying close attention, and we are not standing

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 March Newsletter Hello to all our supporters and readers of the Emerge Australia newsletter! Well I thought February was a busy month – but that pales into insignificance when we consider how hectic March has been to date. In this newsletter you will hear all about our highly successful ME/CFS Parliamentary Friends

Published: 5 March 2026 Anne Wilson, CEO of Emerge Australia speaks with Megan, about how ME/CFS and long COVID can affect a child’s ability to stay connected to school and learning. Anne highlights the challenges of delayed diagnosis, limited understanding, and the need for flexible, coordinated support so students are not left behind. ME/CFS is

Published 11 March 2026 Australasian Medical Writers Association (AMWA) would like to congratulate member and regular AMWA conference presenter Felicity Nelson on winning the 2026 Emerge Australia Long COVID Award for Journalism Excellence for her collection of articles about long COVID throughout 2025. The judges valued Felicity’s evidence-based approach and her willingness to share her

Published: 10 March 2026 In the article, Euan Kielly reports on a parliamentary hearing where advocates, clinicians, researchers and people with lived experience called for stronger action on ME/CFS and long COVID in Australia. The piece highlights slow progress on the 2024 inquiry recommendations, including calls for specialist centres in each state, while speakers warned

Published: 3 March 2026 Over 600,000 Australians living with ME/CFS and long COVID face gaps in education, research funding, and treatment access during Long COVID Awareness Week Emerge is marking Long COVID Awareness Week (March 9-15, 2026) with a series of national initiatives aimed at raising awareness and driving policy change for the over 600,000

Emerge Australia has heard from many people with ME/CFS and long COVID who are worried about upcoming changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) planning process. These changes are called new framework planning.  These changes affect how current NDIS participants have their support needs assessed and how their funding is determined. They do not

Read the full February Newsletter Hello to all our supporters and readers of the Emerge Australia newsletter! Welcome to this first edition of our Emerge Australia Newsletter for 2026 and a belated Happy New Year to you all.   This edition is filled with lots of information on our work, opportunities and news. In the