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Endometriosis, Surgery and Chronic Pain
Recent discussions in the media about endometriosis and chronic pain...

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...

New Survey Reinforces Urgent Need to Make Chronic Pain a National Health Priority
Chronic Pain Australia (CPA) welcomes the findings of the recent...

Chronic Pain Australia supports CMO & TGA statement on safe use of paracetamol in pregnancy
Chronic Pain Australia (CPA), the national peak body for people...

Childhood chronic pain costing Australians millions in lost productivity
Chronic pain in children is a silent epidemic costing 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)...
Media Releases & Statements
23 Sep 2024

1 In 5 Children Living with Chronic Pain: Launch of Kids In Pain Week to Raise Awareness of Lack in Treatment and Support For Kids
22 Jul 2024

Chronic Pain is smashing society: Relationships and productivity at risk due to widespread chronic Pain
22 Jul 2024

Chronic Pain in rural and remote Australia: Unable to work and labelled drug-seekers
9 May 2024

Chronic Pain Australia Wins Best Consumer Awareness Campaign for ‘Let Them Know How Strong You Are’ campaign
21 March 2024

Chronic Pain Australia and Australian Pain Management Association Merge to Form a Unified Voice for Chronic Pain Community

Your Voice Matters
Chronic Pain Australia want to know what you think can be done to reduce the social and economic barriers to those who live with chronic pain.
Let us know what you think. Your voice matters.
Awareness, Advocacy and Submissions
Chronic Pain Australia continues to collaborate with consumers, other organisations and institutions across Australia, to raise public awareness of the current issues impacting those with the lived experience of pain in Australia and advocate for action to make pain a healthcare priority.
This is achieved by our National Pain Week activities, various advocacy campaigns and public consultation submissions to government throughout the year.
Advocacy Campaigns
Public Consultation Submissions
- Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for De prescribing Opioid Analgesics (April 2022)
- Chronic Pain MedsCheck (June 2022)
- Community-based multidisciplinary model of care

