A boy woman wears a birthday hat as part of the Jai Arrow's Birthday Bash, a fundraiser for motor neurone disease during the NRL Round 19 match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Newcastle Knights at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AAP Image/Mark Evans) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY Source: AAP / AAP
MND deaths in Australia have more than tripled in four decades, with researchers identifying geographic clusters of the disease. New South Wales is now the first jurisdiction in the world to make Motor Neurone Disease (MND) a notifiable disease, enabling systematic data collection to help uncover its causes and improve patient care.
MND deaths in Australia have more than tripled in four decades, with researchers identifying geographic clusters of the disease. New South Wales is now the first jurisdiction in the world to make Motor Neurone Disease (MND) a notifiable disease, enabling systematic data collection to help uncover its causes and improve patient care.