Asthma Australia in the Media

Below are articles where Asthma Australia has been featured.

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2021
Date	News Channel	Article Title
15^th January	Bundaberg Today	Asthma flares after summer
11^th January	Woman’s Day	Asthma Alert
7^th January	Starts at 60	Last year was bad news for asthma sufferers and they need to prepare for 2021
5^th January	Illawarra Mercury	‘We don’t know everyone’s circumstances’: When you are exempt from wearing a mask
2020
31^st December	NEWS.com.au	Black Summer: Why Australia had to change how it fought bushfires
31^st December	dalbyherald.com.au	Huge change to Aussie fire tactics
29^th December	Shepparton News Online	Asthma fund created in memory of Echuca doctor’s “kind and energetic” niece
9^th December	Wyndham Star Weekly e	Summer asthma warning
3^rd December	That’s Life	Our Courtney Legacy
25^th November	Canberra Times	Horror bushfire health impact revealed
24^th November	sbs.com.au	Why are Indians at high risk of thunderstorm asthma in Australia?
24^th November	Australian Doctor	Is asthma protective against COVID-19?
11^th November	bay939.com.au	Geelong’s thunderstorm asthma warning
9^th November	Australian Financial Review	A breath of fresh air for asthma sufferers
28^th October	Herald Sun	A gutsy new way to tame allergies
23^rd October	ABC Online	Thunderstorm Asthma Warning
14^th October	fool.com.au	Global Health (ASX:GLH) share price catches a rocket, up 74%
9^th October	theguardian.com	How to clean your bed: ‘If you didn’t wash it for a year it would be a kilo heavier from dead skin’
3^rd October	Daily Mail Australia	Family of teenage girl who choked to death on acrid bushfire smoke after desperately reaching for her inhaler issue a plea that all Australians need to hear
2^nd October	startsat60.com	Be prepared this spring: Simple ways to manage asthma symptoms
22^nd September	Adelaide Advertiser	True toll of bushfires
13^th September	Sunday Canberra Times	Urban tree plan should consider allergies: expert
8^th September	7news.com.au	Final decision made on whether Brisbane residents can use backyard firepits
8^th September	Your Life Choices	Are those symptoms hay fever or COVID-19?
8^th September	Adelaide Advertiser	ALLERGY WARNING AS SPRING HEATS UP
2^nd September	ABC Online	Asthma patient told to leave Canberra Hospital during bushfires because of poor air quality
1^st September	Your Life Choices	Hidden dangers in COVID cleaning products
31^st August	Perth Now	Improved asthma inhaler added to the PBS
25^th August	Kingborough Chronicle	Act now on allergies
24^th August	nine.com.au	Hay fever or COVID-19? Why it’s more important than ever to get ahead of pollen season
22^nd August	Canberra Times	Asthma sufferer told to take COVID test
20^th August	Canberra Times	Is it asthma or coronavirus? Woman told to take COVID-19 test after coughing at work
18^th August	Sydney Morning Herald	Discerning COVID-19 from hay fever will be the latest wheeze
17^th August	Sydney Morning Herald	Hay fever and COVID-19 symptoms ‘difficult to untangle’ as pollen season looms
12^th August	Burnie Advocate	Warning about confusing COVID symptoms
11^th August	Newcastle Herald	Device demand rises
4^th August	RACV	Nine hacks to make wearing a mask less annoying
3^rd August	Latrobe Valley Express	Forum on Gippsland’s air quality
29^th July	Alexandra Eildon Marysville Standard	Murrindindi mask makers rally
28^th July	Daily Telegraph	School heaters still pose toxic risk
16^th July	National Indigenous Times	Menzies app improving asthma management in communities
16^th July	ABC Online	Victorians are wearing masks to slow the spread of coronavirus. But what if you’ve got a beard or your glasses fog up?
22^th June	SBS	The new app changing the way we learn about asthma
20^th June	Canberra Times	Politicians need to wake up and smell the smoke hazard
18^th June	NPS Medicinewise	Budesonide with formoterol for mild asthma: New PBS listings
15^th June	Daily Telegraph	The choking human cost of Canberra’s bad bushfire air
14^th June	Sunday Tasmanian	Study reveals smoke damage
13^th June	Daily Telegraph	New UTAS study reveals the health damages of wood heater smoke
13^th June	Launceston Examiner	Smoke’s health cost revealed
12^th June	News.com.au	Inquiry hears toll of NSW bushfire smoke
11^th June	Daily Mail	Asthmatic teenager who choked to death on acrid bushfire smoke desperately fought to save her life and was found dead next to her inhaler
11^th June	MSN	Asthmatic breathing bushfire air ‘did not have time’ to call for help
10^th June	9News	‘She did not have time’: Heartbreaking testimony at bushfire smoke inquiry
10^th June	7 News	Inquiry hears toll of NSW bushfire smoke
5^th June	Daily Telegraph	Something in the air
4^th June	Web MSN Australia	Surge in asthma symptoms during bushfire crisis, new survey shows
7^th May	PHN Tasmania	HEALTH May 2020 issue of Primary Health Matters magazine
1^st June	The Advocate	Asthma medication could reduce hospitalisations
1^st June	Medianet	Greater flexibility for Australians with severe asthma with reimbursement of at-home, self-administration delivery of NUCALA® (mepolizumab)
1^st June	Pharmacy Daily	PBS listing for asthma reliever
28^th May	Perth Now	Perth smoke haze warning: Plans for asthma early alert system stall
7^th May	PHN Tasmania	HEALTH May 2020 issue of Primary Health Matters magazine
7^th May	coastcommunitynews.com.au	Health, environment & community groups make legal complaint to EPA
6^th May	Wyong Regional Chronicle, Gosford	Coalition of health, environment and community groups makes legal complaint to EPA
4^th May	Newcastle Herald	Coalition of environment groups alleges Delta Electricity has breached its environment protection licence for Vales Point Power Station
1^st May	Newcastle Herald	Asthma sufferers to save on injecting pen
28^th Apr	kidsonthecoast.com.au	Top 5 questions parents have about childhood asthma
27^th Apr	Medianet	The COVID-19 question for World Asthma Day: Is your child’s asthma under control?
27^th Apr	Latrobe Valley Express	Complaints levelled at Yallourn
25^th Apr	Adelaide Now	Parks and Wildlife to burn off 145ha on Bruny Island
17^th Apr	Nine Honey	Asthma Australia’s positive message during coronavirus: ‘We are in control’
8^th Apr	The Conversation	I’m an asthmatic: what should I do during the coronavirus pandemic?
31^th Mar	Newcastle Herald	Preventative steps to fight flare-ups
26^th Mar	anmj.org.au	A new online education program aimed at improving the diagnosis and management of people with asthma in Australian primary care has been launched by NPS MedicineWise.
20^th Mar	Canberra Times	Coronavirus: Medication panic buying hits Canberra as pharmacists urge for calm
20^th Mar	Castlemaine Mail	Coronavirus forces cancellation of events
18^th Mar	Nine.com.au	Coronavirus panic buying may lead to a ventolin shortage in Australia
18^th Mar	Huon News	Walking tracks around Southport closed for fuel reduction burns
17^th Mar	Kidspot	Parents keep asthmatic kids at home due to coronavirus
17^th Mar	Crikey.com.au	Virus Watch: Obeid trial delayed, airlines falling, and is it curtains for the arts?
14^th Mar	Tasmanian Examiner	Sixteen fuel reduction burns planned for Launceston region
13^th Mar	Castlemaine Mail	‘Race Ya’ for Ned
10^th Feb	ABC News	Canberra schools updating asthma plans for kids after a smoky summer in the national capital (View video here)
7^th Feb	Barcoo Independent	Asthma and Allergy Suffers
05^th Feb	The Somerset	Air Pollution Monitoring App For Asthma And Allergy Sufferers Now Available
03^rd Feb	ACT Government	Managing Air Quality in ACT public schools
28^th Jan	Health Direct	Sending kids with asthma to school? Here’s what you need to know
28^th Jan	High Country Herald	Is your child asthma ready for back to school?
27^th Jan	Wangaratta Chronicle	Parents and schools urged to be asthma ready
20^th Jan	AJP	Smoke set to worsen back to school asthma
18^th Jan	Guardian Australia	Choking point: how Australia’s bushfires have left its citizens struggling for air
17^th Jan	A Current Affair	Air Quality
17^th Jan	Climate Control News	A new standard in technical innovation
16^th Jan	Yahoo	Australia wildfires: Family blames teenager’s death from suspected asthma attack on smoke from blazes
16^th Jan	The Great Southern Weekender	Helping you breathe easier
15^th Jan	BBC	Australia fires: Family blames teenager’s death on bushfire smoke
15^th Jan	Urban List	How To Know When To Walk Your Pooch, Hit The Beach Or Go For A Run In Sydney’s Hazardous Smoke Haze
15^th Jan	Herald Sun	Bushfire smoke: Melbourne chokes through another ‘hazardous’ air quality day
15^th Jan	Hobart Mercury	Health fears over air quality
14^th Jan	That’s life!	Courtney Partridge-McLennan, 19, dies from asthma attack caused by bushfire smoke
13^th Jan	7 News	Asthmatic teenager dies after attack believed to be caused by bushfire smoke
13^th Jan	Sydney Morning Herald	More smoke haze for Sydney as fire conditions ease
12^th Jan	SBS	Courtney dies from asthma caused by bushfire
12^th Jan	Channel 9 Perth	Hazardous smoke – confirm deaths
12^th Jan	Yahoo	Family devastated by teen’s fatal asthma attack ‘triggered by bushfire smoke
12^th Jan	The Age	More smoke haze for Sydney as bushfire conditions ease across NSW
12^th Jan	Daily Mail	Grieving family of young woman, 19, who died from a severe asthma attack claim thick smoke from raging bushfires killed her
12^th Jan	Sunday Telegraph	Fire Asthma killed my sister
10^th Jan	Canberra Times	Smoke causing surge in pharmacy and ambo callouts
10^th Jan	The Daily Telegraph	Peak Asthma body calls for real-time air quality monitoring amid bushfire disaster
9^th Jan	Age, Melbourne	Asthma surge puts heat on air quality reporting
9^th Jan	Sydney Morning Herald	Asthma woes in smoke-hit city
8^th Jan	The Age	Call for real-time air quality reporting as smoke continues to blanket Australia
8^th Jan	Australian News Today	Call for real-time air quality reporting as smoke continues to blanket the country
13^th Jan	Mama Mia	Courtney, 19, died from a bushfire-provoked asthma attack. She’s just one of an unknown number.
4^th Jan	News.com.au	‘Unpredictable’ and lasting consequences of bushfire smoke
3^rd Jan 2020	Canberra Times	No general need for masks: ACT Health
17^th Dec	Huffington Post	Here’s What Smoke Pollution Does To Your Body
11^th Dec	Sydney Morning Herald	Air quality at five times hazardous levels smothers Sydney
10^th Dec 2019	ABC News	Michele Goldman talks about air quality on ABC News
29^th Nov	Sydney Morning Herald	Particles in smoke add to bushfire health risks
28^th Nov	The Age	Air pollution particles responsible for spike in UTIs, sepsis hospitalisations
27^th Nov	Newcastle Herald	Severe asthma in spotlight
25^th Nov	ABC North QLD	Interview with Asthma Australia Michele Goldman
20^th Nov	City News	Total fire ban comes with an asthma warning
18^th Nov	ABC Radio Canberra	Interview with AA Michele Goldman
18^th Nov	ABC Radio Canberra	Interview with AA Michele Goldman
12^th Nov	News.com.au	NSW, QLD brace for ‘catastrophic’ fire conditions as bushfire emergency continues
12^th Nov	Daily Telegraph	NSW, QLD brace for ‘catastrophic’ fire conditions as bushfire emergency continues
12^th Nov	News.com.au	NSW bushfire air pollution: Smoke sparks asthma warning
2^nd Nov	Daily Mail	Smokey haze makes Sydney’s air quality the fifth worst in the world and sparks a surge in asthma call outs – as it lingers until Sunday
1^st Nov	Daily Telegraph	Sydney’s the smoggiest

Asthma Australia in the Media

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