In the run up to the Federal election on Saturday 3 May, the Australian Men’s Health Forum (AMHF) is highlighting some of the key health issues facing men and boys.

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.

Testicular cancer is the No.1 cancer in young men, but is highly curable when caught early. 

As the peak body for men’s health in Australia, the Australian Men’s Health Forum has been championing Australia’s world-leading men’s health sector for nearly three decades.

The National Men’s Health Gathering will make a highly anticipated return in 2025 (October 22 -24), celebrating its 30th anniversary at the iconic Brisbane Showgrounds.

A former health minister has backed calls from the Australian Men's Health Forum to increase funding for men's health in the next parliament.

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.

Australians will head to the polls in five weeks after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the Federal Election for Saturday 3 May.

By Vita Pilkington, Research Fellow, PhD Candidate in men's experiences of sexual trauma, The University of Melbourne; Sarah Bendall, Professorial Fellow in Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, and Zac Seidler, Associate Professor, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne

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.