Lung Foundation Australia
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Since 1990, Lung Foundation Australia has paved the way as Australia’s leading organisation for lung health.
Falling vaccination rates increase risk for Queenslanders with lung disease.
New data shows Queensland school vaccination rates have dropped to their lowest level in six years, with nearly one in three students missing free, school-based immunisation programs.
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New data shows Queensland school vaccination rates have dropped to their lowest level in six years, with nearly one in three students missing free, school-based immunisation programs.
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Falling vaccination rates increase whooping cough risk for Queenslanders with lung disease - Lung Foundation Australia
Lung Foundation Australia warns that falling school vaccination rates in Queensland are putting older people and those with chronic lung disease at risk. With nearly one in three students missing…
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January 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Falling vaccination rates increase risk for Queenslanders with lung disease.
New data shows Queensland school vaccination rates have dropped to their lowest level in six years, with nearly one in three students missing free, school-based immunisation programs.
Read more:
New data shows Queensland school vaccination rates have dropped to their lowest level in six years, with nearly one in three students missing free, school-based immunisation programs.
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Breathlessness, fatigue or a persistent cough aren’t “just getting older”. They could be signs of something more serious.
Complete the Lung Health Checklist today: buff.ly/VYudqIt
Complete the Lung Health Checklist today: buff.ly/VYudqIt
January 22, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Breathlessness, fatigue or a persistent cough aren’t “just getting older”. They could be signs of something more serious.
Complete the Lung Health Checklist today: buff.ly/VYudqIt
Complete the Lung Health Checklist today: buff.ly/VYudqIt
Worried about your lung health?
If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these questions - it’s time to take action.
Your lungs matter. Don’t ignore the signs.
Take the lung health checklist today: buff.ly/3BMBl0N
If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these questions - it’s time to take action.
Your lungs matter. Don’t ignore the signs.
Take the lung health checklist today: buff.ly/3BMBl0N
January 9, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Worried about your lung health?
If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these questions - it’s time to take action.
Your lungs matter. Don’t ignore the signs.
Take the lung health checklist today: buff.ly/3BMBl0N
If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these questions - it’s time to take action.
Your lungs matter. Don’t ignore the signs.
Take the lung health checklist today: buff.ly/3BMBl0N
Make 2026 the year you quit vaping 🙅♂️💨 New year, new HEALTHY habits!
✅ Reduce your risk of lung disease
✅ Improve your overall wellbeing
✅ Take control of your future
Call the Lung Health Helpline on 1800 654 301 for free, confidential advice - or explore resources at buff.ly/fphgeLA
✅ Reduce your risk of lung disease
✅ Improve your overall wellbeing
✅ Take control of your future
Call the Lung Health Helpline on 1800 654 301 for free, confidential advice - or explore resources at buff.ly/fphgeLA
January 7, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Make 2026 the year you quit vaping 🙅♂️💨 New year, new HEALTHY habits!
✅ Reduce your risk of lung disease
✅ Improve your overall wellbeing
✅ Take control of your future
Call the Lung Health Helpline on 1800 654 301 for free, confidential advice - or explore resources at buff.ly/fphgeLA
✅ Reduce your risk of lung disease
✅ Improve your overall wellbeing
✅ Take control of your future
Call the Lung Health Helpline on 1800 654 301 for free, confidential advice - or explore resources at buff.ly/fphgeLA
Struggling with lung health questions? We’re here for you 🫁
Call the Lung Health Helpline on 1800 654 301 to speak with a qualified health professional.
📞 Free. Confidential. Australia-wide.
Learn more: buff.ly/Rgqhtpt
#LungHealth #HealthyLungsForAll #Support #COPD #LungCancer
Call the Lung Health Helpline on 1800 654 301 to speak with a qualified health professional.
📞 Free. Confidential. Australia-wide.
Learn more: buff.ly/Rgqhtpt
#LungHealth #HealthyLungsForAll #Support #COPD #LungCancer
January 6, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Struggling with lung health questions? We’re here for you 🫁
Call the Lung Health Helpline on 1800 654 301 to speak with a qualified health professional.
📞 Free. Confidential. Australia-wide.
Learn more: buff.ly/Rgqhtpt
#LungHealth #HealthyLungsForAll #Support #COPD #LungCancer
Call the Lung Health Helpline on 1800 654 301 to speak with a qualified health professional.
📞 Free. Confidential. Australia-wide.
Learn more: buff.ly/Rgqhtpt
#LungHealth #HealthyLungsForAll #Support #COPD #LungCancer
Easy hacks to help your lungs! 🫁💪
Go for a walk, drink water and fix your posture - these three things are quick and can improve your lungs!
Need support to live better with a lung disease? Our team is available 💚
#LungHealth #Lungs #StayHealthy
Go for a walk, drink water and fix your posture - these three things are quick and can improve your lungs!
Need support to live better with a lung disease? Our team is available 💚
#LungHealth #Lungs #StayHealthy
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Easy hacks to help your lungs! 🫁💪
Go for a walk, drink water and fix your posture - these three things are quick and can improve your lungs!
Need support to live better with a lung disease? Our team is available 💚
#LungHealth #Lungs #StayHealthy
Go for a walk, drink water and fix your posture - these three things are quick and can improve your lungs!
Need support to live better with a lung disease? Our team is available 💚
#LungHealth #Lungs #StayHealthy
Lung Foundation Australia is calling for urgent action on underdiagnosis and undertreatment of #COPD
Read more! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Read more! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Thousands of Australians unaware they have serious lung condition
Experts call for urgent action to turn around an "unacceptable" decline in testing for a disease that kills 20 people every day.
www.abc.net.au
December 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Lung Foundation Australia is calling for urgent action on underdiagnosis and undertreatment of #COPD
Read more! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Read more! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Queensland has led Australia’s largest crackdown on illegal vapes and tobacco - shutting down nearly 150 traders and seizing more than $15.7 million in illegal products.
If you or someone you know wants help to quit smoking or vaping, contact Quitline on 13 78 48
If you or someone you know wants help to quit smoking or vaping, contact Quitline on 13 78 48
December 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Queensland has led Australia’s largest crackdown on illegal vapes and tobacco - shutting down nearly 150 traders and seizing more than $15.7 million in illegal products.
If you or someone you know wants help to quit smoking or vaping, contact Quitline on 13 78 48
If you or someone you know wants help to quit smoking or vaping, contact Quitline on 13 78 48
Break the silence: let’s start talking about COVID-19 again!
#COVID hasn’t gone away – and governments, health leaders, and communities must do more to ensure its harms are minimised.
www.croakey.org/break-the-si...
#COVID hasn’t gone away – and governments, health leaders, and communities must do more to ensure its harms are minimised.
www.croakey.org/break-the-si...
Break the silence: let’s start talking about COVID-19 again
Governments, health leaders and communities have been urged to break the silence on COVID-19, and ensure there is transparent, consistent
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December 1, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Break the silence: let’s start talking about COVID-19 again!
#COVID hasn’t gone away – and governments, health leaders, and communities must do more to ensure its harms are minimised.
www.croakey.org/break-the-si...
#COVID hasn’t gone away – and governments, health leaders, and communities must do more to ensure its harms are minimised.
www.croakey.org/break-the-si...
📣 This World COPD Day, we're raising awareness for the 638,100 Australians living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Learn more about lung diseases like COPD and how to protect your lungs at the Lung Foundation Australia website.
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#WorldCOPDDay #COPD
Learn more about lung diseases like COPD and how to protect your lungs at the Lung Foundation Australia website.
🔗 buff.ly/mJCe9y8
#WorldCOPDDay #COPD
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
📣 This World COPD Day, we're raising awareness for the 638,100 Australians living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Learn more about lung diseases like COPD and how to protect your lungs at the Lung Foundation Australia website.
🔗 buff.ly/mJCe9y8
#WorldCOPDDay #COPD
Learn more about lung diseases like COPD and how to protect your lungs at the Lung Foundation Australia website.
🔗 buff.ly/mJCe9y8
#WorldCOPDDay #COPD
💜 Steph created her own Wuthering Heights Day Shine a Light fundraiser to honour her late husband, Chris.
✨ Read Steph’s powerful story and how you can get involved: buff.ly/L3bp6CF
#ShineALight #LungCancerAwareness
✨ Read Steph’s powerful story and how you can get involved: buff.ly/L3bp6CF
#ShineALight #LungCancerAwareness
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
💜 Steph created her own Wuthering Heights Day Shine a Light fundraiser to honour her late husband, Chris.
✨ Read Steph’s powerful story and how you can get involved: buff.ly/L3bp6CF
#ShineALight #LungCancerAwareness
✨ Read Steph’s powerful story and how you can get involved: buff.ly/L3bp6CF
#ShineALight #LungCancerAwareness
Of ten major chronic diseases in Australia, lung disease is most associated with socio-economic disadvantage.
Researchers used census data from 11 million Australians over 40 to examine links between disease and measures of disadvantage.
Read the report here: buff.ly/PMSnjAU
Researchers used census data from 11 million Australians over 40 to examine links between disease and measures of disadvantage.
Read the report here: buff.ly/PMSnjAU
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Of ten major chronic diseases in Australia, lung disease is most associated with socio-economic disadvantage.
Researchers used census data from 11 million Australians over 40 to examine links between disease and measures of disadvantage.
Read the report here: buff.ly/PMSnjAU
Researchers used census data from 11 million Australians over 40 to examine links between disease and measures of disadvantage.
Read the report here: buff.ly/PMSnjAU
Have a question about lung cancer screening? Call the FREE helpline ☎️
Our team of specialist nurses are here to answer any questions you have! So, what do you want to know?
Call our team today on 1800 654 301 or learn more about the service online: buff.ly/sqNMGtI
Our team of specialist nurses are here to answer any questions you have! So, what do you want to know?
Call our team today on 1800 654 301 or learn more about the service online: buff.ly/sqNMGtI
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Have a question about lung cancer screening? Call the FREE helpline ☎️
Our team of specialist nurses are here to answer any questions you have! So, what do you want to know?
Call our team today on 1800 654 301 or learn more about the service online: buff.ly/sqNMGtI
Our team of specialist nurses are here to answer any questions you have! So, what do you want to know?
Call our team today on 1800 654 301 or learn more about the service online: buff.ly/sqNMGtI
Are you eligible for screening? Want some lung health advice? Call our specialist nurses and get the answers! 🤳
Access the Lung Health Helpline, completely free, by calling 1800 654 301 Monday to Friday, 8am - 4.30pm (AEST) (excl. public holidays) or contacting our team online: buff.ly/SYQ8NzY
Access the Lung Health Helpline, completely free, by calling 1800 654 301 Monday to Friday, 8am - 4.30pm (AEST) (excl. public holidays) or contacting our team online: buff.ly/SYQ8NzY
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Are you eligible for screening? Want some lung health advice? Call our specialist nurses and get the answers! 🤳
Access the Lung Health Helpline, completely free, by calling 1800 654 301 Monday to Friday, 8am - 4.30pm (AEST) (excl. public holidays) or contacting our team online: buff.ly/SYQ8NzY
Access the Lung Health Helpline, completely free, by calling 1800 654 301 Monday to Friday, 8am - 4.30pm (AEST) (excl. public holidays) or contacting our team online: buff.ly/SYQ8NzY
Australia is facing a #COPD crisis, and the time to act is now. This new report published by EvoHealth reveals the urgent need for change to reduce the human and economic toll of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Read the full report and join the movement to reshape COPD care: buff.ly/LMudLr3
Read the full report and join the movement to reshape COPD care: buff.ly/LMudLr3
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Australia is facing a #COPD crisis, and the time to act is now. This new report published by EvoHealth reveals the urgent need for change to reduce the human and economic toll of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Read the full report and join the movement to reshape COPD care: buff.ly/LMudLr3
Read the full report and join the movement to reshape COPD care: buff.ly/LMudLr3
A huge thank you to everyone who joined the Lung Foundation Australia Occupational Lung Disease Forum for 2025! 🙌
Our team is now working to collate all responses and put forward the most important questions to guide progress in occupational COPD research.
#COPD #Research #OccupationalLungDisease
Our team is now working to collate all responses and put forward the most important questions to guide progress in occupational COPD research.
#COPD #Research #OccupationalLungDisease
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A huge thank you to everyone who joined the Lung Foundation Australia Occupational Lung Disease Forum for 2025! 🙌
Our team is now working to collate all responses and put forward the most important questions to guide progress in occupational COPD research.
#COPD #Research #OccupationalLungDisease
Our team is now working to collate all responses and put forward the most important questions to guide progress in occupational COPD research.
#COPD #Research #OccupationalLungDisease
The Lung Cancer Screening Helpline is a free service for individuals and healthcare professionals seeking info about the National Lung Cancer Screening Program.
📲 Call the free helpline on1800 654 301 (M-F 8:00am – 4:30pm AEST)
OR
📩 email your question to lungscreening@lungfoundation.com.au
📲 Call the free helpline on1800 654 301 (M-F 8:00am – 4:30pm AEST)
OR
📩 email your question to lungscreening@lungfoundation.com.au
October 20, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The Lung Cancer Screening Helpline is a free service for individuals and healthcare professionals seeking info about the National Lung Cancer Screening Program.
📲 Call the free helpline on1800 654 301 (M-F 8:00am – 4:30pm AEST)
OR
📩 email your question to lungscreening@lungfoundation.com.au
📲 Call the free helpline on1800 654 301 (M-F 8:00am – 4:30pm AEST)
OR
📩 email your question to lungscreening@lungfoundation.com.au
#NationalCarersWeek🌿
This week, we celebrate the 3 million Australians who care for loved ones every day.
Peer support can be a lifeline for carers - offering connection, understanding, and a safe space to share the journey.
🔗 Learn more and find your community: buff.ly/WmCHm1c
This week, we celebrate the 3 million Australians who care for loved ones every day.
Peer support can be a lifeline for carers - offering connection, understanding, and a safe space to share the journey.
🔗 Learn more and find your community: buff.ly/WmCHm1c
October 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
#NationalCarersWeek🌿
This week, we celebrate the 3 million Australians who care for loved ones every day.
Peer support can be a lifeline for carers - offering connection, understanding, and a safe space to share the journey.
🔗 Learn more and find your community: buff.ly/WmCHm1c
This week, we celebrate the 3 million Australians who care for loved ones every day.
Peer support can be a lifeline for carers - offering connection, understanding, and a safe space to share the journey.
🔗 Learn more and find your community: buff.ly/WmCHm1c
Reposted by Lung Foundation Australia
Spatial signatures for predicting immunotherapy outcomes using multi-omics in non-small cell lung cancer www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SpatialMedicine #PrecisionMedicine #LungCancer @lungfoundation.bsky.social @iaslc.bsky.social
Spatial signatures for predicting immunotherapy outcomes using multi-omics in non-small cell lung cancer - Nature Genetics
This study uses spatial proteomic and spatial compartment-based whole-transcriptome profiling to develop predictive models for immunotherapy outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer.
www.nature.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Spatial signatures for predicting immunotherapy outcomes using multi-omics in non-small cell lung cancer www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SpatialMedicine #PrecisionMedicine #LungCancer @lungfoundation.bsky.social @iaslc.bsky.social
Researchers have discovered a method to predict the success of costly lung cancer treatments, offering hope that further studies will support these findings and enable patient testing before prescriptions.
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A life dedicated to cancer research leads to 'revolutionary' finding
University of Queensland researcher Arutha Kulasinghe studied lung biopsies from the tumours of almost 250 patients with non-small cell lung cancer across Australia, the United States and Europe.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Researchers have discovered a method to predict the success of costly lung cancer treatments, offering hope that further studies will support these findings and enable patient testing before prescriptions.
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buff.ly/UCsYkYk
Is your job harming your lungs? 👷🫁
Take the healthy lungs at work quiz to assess your risk: buff.ly/ofeS9u0
Take the healthy lungs at work quiz to assess your risk: buff.ly/ofeS9u0
October 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Is your job harming your lungs? 👷🫁
Take the healthy lungs at work quiz to assess your risk: buff.ly/ofeS9u0
Take the healthy lungs at work quiz to assess your risk: buff.ly/ofeS9u0
🏛️ Lung Foundation Australia and our incredible consumer advocate Carly Magnisalis are at Parliament House for the @Bristol Myers Squibb Patient and Parliament Summit!
Carly met with Hon Pat Conroy MP, her local federal member, to advocate for better access to life-changing lung cancer medicines 💬💜
Carly met with Hon Pat Conroy MP, her local federal member, to advocate for better access to life-changing lung cancer medicines 💬💜
October 8, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🏛️ Lung Foundation Australia and our incredible consumer advocate Carly Magnisalis are at Parliament House for the @Bristol Myers Squibb Patient and Parliament Summit!
Carly met with Hon Pat Conroy MP, her local federal member, to advocate for better access to life-changing lung cancer medicines 💬💜
Carly met with Hon Pat Conroy MP, her local federal member, to advocate for better access to life-changing lung cancer medicines 💬💜
✨ Brisbane was buzzing as the World Bronchiectasis Conference landed - and for the first time, consumers weren’t just attending, they were shaping the conversation. 💬
🎤 Real voices, real impact. Discover how our consumers helped shape the WBC experience: buff.ly/0bnr4sc
#WBC2025 #Bronchiectasis
🎤 Real voices, real impact. Discover how our consumers helped shape the WBC experience: buff.ly/0bnr4sc
#WBC2025 #Bronchiectasis
Celebrating Consumer Voices at World Bronchiectasis Conference 2025
When the World Bronchiectasis Conference came to Brisbane in July, there was a palpable sense of excitement.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
✨ Brisbane was buzzing as the World Bronchiectasis Conference landed - and for the first time, consumers weren’t just attending, they were shaping the conversation. 💬
🎤 Real voices, real impact. Discover how our consumers helped shape the WBC experience: buff.ly/0bnr4sc
#WBC2025 #Bronchiectasis
🎤 Real voices, real impact. Discover how our consumers helped shape the WBC experience: buff.ly/0bnr4sc
#WBC2025 #Bronchiectasis
Join us on October 23rd for the Occupational COPD Research Forum in Melbourne!
Register to attend: buff.ly/uJowAHA
Register to attend: buff.ly/uJowAHA
October 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Join us on October 23rd for the Occupational COPD Research Forum in Melbourne!
Register to attend: buff.ly/uJowAHA
Register to attend: buff.ly/uJowAHA
🔹Implementing the National Lung Cancer Screening Program in Practice 🔹
This free CPD-accredited webinar provides primary care professionals with the knowledge and tools to implement the Program effectively in clinical settings.
Register here:
This free CPD-accredited webinar provides primary care professionals with the knowledge and tools to implement the Program effectively in clinical settings.
Register here:
Implementing the National Lung Cancer Screening Program in Practice - Lung Foundation Australia
CPD-Accredited Webinar hosted by the Australian Government and Lung Foundation Australia.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
🔹Implementing the National Lung Cancer Screening Program in Practice 🔹
This free CPD-accredited webinar provides primary care professionals with the knowledge and tools to implement the Program effectively in clinical settings.
Register here:
This free CPD-accredited webinar provides primary care professionals with the knowledge and tools to implement the Program effectively in clinical settings.
Register here: