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The six boys at Parliament House for the 2025 Power of Speech Event. Image: First Voice.

Federal Government

Children shine at 2025 Power of Speech event at Parliament House

by Helen Carter

November 25, 2025

Six children who are deaf or have hearing loss led a call for smarter, simpler support for deaf and hard...

Expression Audiology staff celebrating the 50th anniversary. Image: Expression Audiology.

Audiology networks

Expression Audiology celebrates 50th anniversary, plans nationwide expansion

by Helen Carter

November 24, 2025

Expression Audiology announced its audiology clinics will expand interstate at its recent 50th anniversary celebrations in Melbourne. Former and current...

The health minister said audiology and audiometry were distinct yet complementary disciplines, each playing a vital and valued role in delivering high-quality hearing healthcare to Australians. Image: Peakstock/stock.adobe.com.

Federal Government

Health minister assures audiometrists they will receive continued HSP recognition

by Helen Carter

November 23, 2025

Federal health minister Mr Mark Butler has assured audiometrists that they will continue to be recognised as qualified providers under...

Top from left, clockwise, Nina Quinn, Grant Ewer, Donna Edman and Adam Redman. Images: HCIA.

New appointments

Hearing Care Industry Association appoints first independent chair

by Helen Carter

November 22, 2025

Australia’s Hearing Care Industry Association (HCIA) has appointed its first independent chair, audiologist Ms Nina Quinn, and announced several other...

Specsavers Leichhardt Retail Partner Dylan Lundt (left) and director of retail operations Gareth Dixon receiving the award. Image: Specsavers.

Audiology networks

KPMG names Specsavers as Australia’s number one brand for customer experience

by Helen Carter

November 20, 2025

Specsavers has been named the top-performing brand in Australia for customer experience in KPMG’s 2025-2026 Customer Experience Excellence Report. Specsavers...

Organisations are assessed on their efforts to create great workplaces and positively impact people and communities around the world. Image: Specsavers.

Audiology networks

Specsavers named one of the world’s best workplaces

by Helen Carter

November 19, 2025

Specsavers has been ranked in the World’s Best Workplaces list for the second year in a row, placing 12th. Moving...

Part of Australia's Deaflympics team before departing for Tokyo. Image: Deaf Sports Australia.

Deaf Connect backs Team Australia at the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics

by Helen Carter

November 18, 2025

The Australian Deaflympic team has touched down at the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics, funded through a $40,000 Deaf Connect sponsorship. Distributed...

From left, Bionics Institute CEO Mr Robert Klupacs, Swinburne University Vice-Chancellor and president Professor Pascale Quester and Swinburne vice-president , innovation and enterprise, Dr Werner van der Merwe. Image: Swinburne University.

Research

Strategic alliance for Swinburne and Bionics Institute to accelerate medical device research

by Helen Carter

November 18, 2025

The Bionics Institute will partner with Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne in a first-of-its-kind collaboration to accelerate the development...