Australia’s hidden health crisis exposed: National Pain Report Reveals the National Pain Gap
Chronic Pain Australia’s latest National Pain Report reveals millions are living with chronic pain that remains largely invisible across Australia’s health system. Released today to mark the beginning of National Pain Week, Chronic Pain Australia’s 2026 National Pain Report: Pain Lives Here[1] is calling attention to what it describes as Australia’s National Pain Gap – […]
Chronic Pain Australia Named Official Charity Partner of the 2026 Voltaren City2Surf
Chronic Pain Australia is delighted to announce its partnership as an official charity partner of the 2026 Voltaren City2Surf, further strengthening a longstanding relationship with Haleon and Voltaren in support of the millions of Australians living with pain. The partnership builds on many years of collaboration between Chronic Pain Australia and Haleon. Through its support […]
Pain Must Remain Visible: Consumer Contributions to ePPOC Must Not Be in Vain
Chronic Pain Australia (CPA) has joined leading pain organisations across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in calling for urgent action to ensure pain outcomes continue to be measured following the decommissioning of the electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration (ePPOC). For more than 13 years, people living with chronic pain attending specialist pain services have shared […]
National Pain Alliance Officially Launched by Chronic Pain Australia at Parliament House
A new National Pain Alliance, steered by Chronic Pain Australia, launched yesterday (30 March), to advocate for chronic pain to be formally recognised within national health data and policy frameworks. One in five Australians lives with chronic pain, making it the leading cause of disability, yet the condition remains largely invisible within the nation’s health […]
Endometriosis, Surgery and Chronic Pain
Recent discussions in the media about endometriosis and chronic pain care and treatment decisions may have left many people feeling unsettled, confused or unsure about the support available to them. For those with endometriosis who may have undergone surgery that was unnecessary or not appropriate we recognise that this reporting may feel distressing, particularly for […]
Chronic Pain Australia welcomes landmark Victorian inquiry into women’s pain and calls for national action on the gender pain gap across all ages
Chronic Pain Australia (CPA) welcomes the release of the Bridging the Gender Pain Gap: Inquiry into Women’s Pain report by the Victorian Government — the first inquiry of its kind in Australia — and commends the commitment to develop a new Women’s Pain Standard to ensure women and girls receive compassionate, evidence-based care across hospitals […]
New Survey Reinforces Urgent Need to Make Chronic Pain a National Health Priority
Chronic Pain Australia (CPA) welcomes the findings of the recent YouGov survey commissioned by Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA), which exposes a growing “participation gap” — revealing that 2 in 5 Australians struggle to return to work, study, or community life following injury or illness. For people living with chronic pain, this participation gap is all […]
Chronic Pain Australia supports CMO & TGA statement on safe use of paracetamol in pregnancy
Chronic Pain Australia (CPA), the national peak body for people living with chronic pain, supports the statement from Australia’s Chief Medical Officer and the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) confirming the safe use of paracetamol in pregnancy. The TGA has reaffirmed that robust scientific evidence shows no causal link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and the […]
Childhood chronic pain costing Australians millions in lost productivity
Chronic pain in children is a silent epidemic costing Australia billions in lost productivity every year, with new research showing almost half of carers have to quit their jobs or reduce work hours to be able to care for their child. The inaugural Kids in Pain Report from national peak consumer body Chronic Pain Australia […]
Chronic Pain Australia Launches Whitepaper Urging National Action To Make Chronic Pain A National Health Priority
To mark National Pain Week 2025, Chronic Pain Australia (CPA) launched its landmark White Paper, “Pain Takes a Nation: An Urgent Call for National Action on Chronic Pain,” at Australian Parliament House. Hosted by the bipartisan Parliamentary Friends of Pain group on Thursday 24 July, the launch underscores the urgent need for chronic pain to […]