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NEW TIME Australia: See Forgotten Plague Film in Canberra

March 3, 2016 No Comments

UPDATED: Canberra screenings of film ‘Forgotten Plague’ on Friday 1 April at 6pm or Monday 4 April at 1pm.

Australia shouldn't fund 'totally inappropriate' CBT and GET

February 28, 2016 4 Comments

‘Chronic fatigue syndrome chronically underfunded’, Australian community radio current affairs program.

Australian Health Department pins its hopes on NIH research

February 12, 2016 7 Comments

Australian senator asks medical research council about ‘remarkably small amount of funding since 2000’ and are they funding GET or CBT .

Australian Health Dept answers questions on ME

January 20, 2016 14 Comments

Most of the $2.4 million in research the Australian government says is for CFS is spent on psychology, exercise or for other conditions such as hepatitis C. No studies funded in a decade.

Study proposes new name, definition and biomarkers

December 5, 2015 18 Comments

Researchers from Australia’s Deakin University have proposed a new name for ME/CFS: Neuro-Inflammatory and Oxidative Fatigue. An Australian university is suggesting a new name to replace ME/CFS. They studied 196 subjects with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CDC criteria) and 83 with chronic fatigue and found two distinct groups.

Australia: Write to North Sydney by-election candidates

November 30, 2015 1 Comment

Australia: Write to the North Sydney by-election candidates about ME.

#MEAction Google Hangout: Australia

November 25, 2015 1 Comment

This is the fifth of our new series of periodic calls for #MEAction co-founders Jen Brea and Beth Mazur to meet other activists “face to face.” It’s an opportunity to ask big picture questions about the platform, brainstorm strategy, and offer suggestions for future directions. We’d love this call to especially focus on connecting with