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  • Published On: 31 October 2024

    Rare Disease Disability Advocacy Update: October 2024

    Rare Voices Australia (RVA) continues our systemic advocacy for the estimated two million Australians living with a rare disease, the majority of whom meet the Australian Government’s...

  • Published On: 30 September 2024

    Rare Disease Disability Advocacy Update: September 2024

    Rare Voices Australia (RVA) remains committed to advocating for the estimated two million Australians living with a rare disease, the majority of whom meet...

  • Published On: 29 August 2024

    Rare Disease Disability Advocacy Update: August 2024

    As the national peak body for Australians living with a rare disease, Rare Voices Australia (RVA) remains committed to advocating for people living with a rare disease...

  • Published On: 29 August 2024

    The Navigator Project: Progress Update – August 2024

    As the lead consortia member on The Navigator Project, which is funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care, Rare Voices Australia (RVA)...

  • Published On: 27 August 2024

    Rare Voices Australia Recap: Human Genetics Society of Australasia’s 47th Annual Scientific Meeting

    Rare Voices Australia’s (RVA) Education and Advocacy Manager, Louise Healy, and Research and Evaluation Manager, Dr Falak Helwani...

  • Published On: 31 July 2024

    New Mental Health and Rare Disease Resources for Western Australian Consumers and Health Professionals

    Rare Voices Australia, with support from Western Australia’s (WA) Office of Population Health Genomics (OPHG), has progressed aspects...

  • Published On: 30 July 2024

    Public Hearing: Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme – Participant Experience in Rural, Regional and Remote Australia

    On 28 June 2024, Rare Voices Australia (RVA) was invited to a public hearing to present to the Joint Standing Committee...

  • Published On: 28 June 2024

    Rare Disease Disability Advocacy Update: June 2024

    June has been a busy month for Rare Voices Australia (RVA) in the disability space with engagement with government on several of the key disability reform initiatives...

  • Published On: 30 May 2024

    Rare Disease Disability Advocacy Update: May 2024

    As noted in Rare Voices Australia’s (RVA) March 2024 Disability Advocacy Update, a comprehensive disability reform agenda is underway across Commonwealth and State Governments...

  • Published On: 29 May 2024

    Rare Voices Australia Stakeholder Survey

    Rare Voices Australia (RVA) is preparing for our annual Strategy Review session in July where, as an organisation, we discuss our focus areas and priorities for the future...

  • Published On: 15 May 2024

    Updated: 2024-2025 Federal Budget and Australians living with a rare disease

    Last night (Tuesday, 14 May), the Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP (Treasurer of Australia) handed down the Albanese Government’s 2024-2025 Federal Budget...

  • Published On: 29 April 2024

    Rare Disease Disability Advocacy Update: April 2024

    On Tuesday 16 April, Rare Voices Australia (RVA) convened a virtual roundtable to explore two important areas of proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)...