In the run up to the Federal election on Saturday 3 May, the Australian Men’s Health Forum (AMHF) is highlighting under-funding of men’s health under successive Governments.

With a Federal Election just 5 weeks away, there is an opportunity for men’s health advocates across Australia, to ask their local candidates what they will do to improve men’s health if elected.

This week’s Federal budget brought the total funding allocated to men’s health and women’s health by the Albanese Government to nearly $1.4 billion since 2022.

The CEO of Australia’s leading support organisation for male survivors of child sexual abuse has called for additional funding to reach more male survivors.

Nine community groups and organisations, including several leading men’s mental health programs, have received South Western Sydney PHN grants ranging from $50,000 to $200,000.

Key organisations from the men’s health sector are calling for a substantial lift in funding to support initiatives outlined in the Government’s National Men’s Health Strategy 2020-2030.

As the year draws to a close and the festive season begins, the Australian Men’s Health Forum (AMHF) is reflecting on the important progress we’ve made together in 2024.

A charity swimathon for men’s mental health organised by Mens Talk Au has raised $226,609, smashing previous records and establishing the event as one of Western Australia’s most successful community swimathons.

Flinders University in South Australia has received Movember funding to evaluate the community-driven strategies that support the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous men and boys across Australia.

Ocean swimmer Ivan Cunningham is back in the water in November, raising money for men's health.