2026

Each year on 24 March, the global community marks World Tuberculosis (TB) Day to raise awareness of the ongoing impact of TB and accelerate progress towards eliminating the disease. The day commemorates the discovery of the TB bacterium by Dr Robert Koch in 1882 and provides an opportunity to reflect on the work still needed […]

We honour the remarkable legacy of Dame Professor Marie Bashir AD CVO, who served with her husband, Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC as Patrons of the Australian Respiratory Council with extraordinary generosity and grace for a 13-year period (2001 to 2014). Dame Marie was a tireless champion for health, education, and social justice. Her lifelong commitment