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Abbie Teasdale is a talent to watch.

Abbie Teasdale is a talent to watch.

West Australian amateur golfer Abbie Teasdale has proven she is certainly a talent to watch. Teasdale, from Royal Fremantle Golf Club had a remarkable 2022. The 20-year-old is full of confidence after winning her first national event at the Riversdale Cup in...

Innovative hearing test for people with dementia.

Innovative hearing test for people with dementia.

University of Queensland researchers have adapted an internationally used test that screens patients for dementia and Alzheimer's disease, to make it suitable for people with hearing loss. Professor Piers Dawes from UQ's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences...

Jacqueline: I aspire to be an advocate for others.

Jacqueline: I aspire to be an advocate for others.

Jacqueline Drexler says “I have never known ‘normal’ hearing. All I know are the sounds I hear through my hearing devices.” “Since infancy, I wore hearing aids. In 2017, I underwent cochlear implant surgery. I am a bimodal user, wearing a hearing aid in one ear and a...

Deaf suffragists fought for women’s right to vote.

Deaf suffragists fought for women’s right to vote.

Despite harsh, discriminatory conditions, low pay and lack of recognition, countless deaf women have fought with brilliance and dedication for personal and professional recognition, including for the right to vote. They contributed to women’s emancipation in the...

Australia’s high level of untreated hearing loss.

Australia’s high level of untreated hearing loss.

The first results of a major study into hearing loss in Australia are in – and if you are over 50, you should probably book a test. Nearly half the people screened in the first rounds of the Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey who said they did not have a hearing...