Notes

Amendments

3 September 2025: References to the unpublished and/or draft National Framework throughout the report have been updated to refer to the National Framework for Newborn Hearing Screening, published by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing in July 2025.

Acknowledgements

This project was overseen by Jacqueline Rek and Georgina Jepsen from the Maternal and Perinatal Health Unit at the AIHW, in liaison with Gabriela Lukzsa and Jenny McDonald from Hearing Policy and Compliance at the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

The AIHW gratefully acknowledges the following National Neonatal Hearing Screening Data Development Committee representatives from the state and territory newborn hearing screening programs who provided valuable input regarding the programs, practices, and data availability in their jurisdiction:

  • Nguyet DeMello (New South Wales Ministry of Heath)
  • Melinda Barker (Victoria, The Royal Children’s Hospital)
  • Lauren McHugh (Queensland, Children’s Health Queensland)
  • Kristy Tomlinson (Western Australia, Perth Children’s Hospital)
  • Bianca Liersch (South Australia, SA Women’s and Children’s Health Network)
  • Julie Wright (South Australia, SA Women’s and Children’s Health Network)
  • Daphne Ho (South Australia, SA Children and Family Health Service)
  • Keeley Moffett (Tasmania, Tasmanian Health Service)
  • Elissa Jacobs (Australian Capital Territory, ACT Health)
  • Rebecca Matthews (Northern Territory, NT Hearing Services)