Seen. Heard. Supported.
Same name. Same vision. New look. A stronger voice for 7 million Australians: more advocacy that drives change, resources that meet you where you are, and research shaped by lived experience.
Every number is a person. A family. A community.
For 75 years we’ve been the national voice for people living with arthritis. That hasn’t changed – our resolve to change what these numbers mean has only grown.
7 Million
Over 7 million Australians live with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions.
$16 billion
Annual health system cost of arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions
100+
There are more than 100 different types of arthritis
Offering your hand is understood as an invitation to connect and to help – a gesture that says I see you, I hear you, I’m with you. Across many cultures and movements, offering a hand signals solidarity and collective strength. And as a personal gesture, the hand is welcoming and supportive – something we extend to greet, include and care for others.
Our new mark brings these together: a helping hand, a hand offered in support, and a hand reaching forward – the values at the heart of our advocacy, research and community.
Living well with arthritis
Resource hub
Information sheets
Booklets
Comprehensive guides offering in-depth information, practical advice, and support for living well with arthritis.
Videos
Research and Policy
We connect lived experience, researchers and decision-makers to shape research, and drive policy and achieve better care, for people living with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions.
Accessible Design
Everyday products should work for everyone. We work with industry and government to test, advise, and recognise the ones that actually do – because good design shouldn’t be a privilege.
Become an Arthritis Champion
Share your lived experience, join research projects, test health information or back our campaigns. This is where holding on becomes moving forward.
Healthcare professionals
Resources for your patients and your practice.
Evidence-based information to support the people in your care.
Real lives. Real reasons to act.
Behind every lived experience story is a reason to keep advocating for better care – and to keep investing in arthritis research.
“Arthritis has shaped me, but it hasn’t defined me.” | Annique Daran
Research with a personal stake | Dr Etienne Masle-Farquhar
“The most frustrating experience” | Simon Smith
Donate and Ways to Give
Your donation funds the research, information and advocacy that change lives – and every gift, large or small, brings freedom from arthritis closer.
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