Today on The Raw Nerve we're taking you to Parliament House in Canberra for the Neurological Alliance Australia (NAA) Day of Action held on 4 September 2025 with over 100 members of the neurological community and Parliamentarians in attendance.

NAA Chair and CEO of MS Australia, Rohan Greenland presented the government with a Blueprint designed to inform and guide the development of Australia's first National Action Plan for Neurological Conditions, with economic modelling that shows such a Plan could actually save Australia $7 billion a year.

The Blueprint was developed by the Neurological Alliance Australia, working closely with people living with neurological and neuromuscular conditions, researchers, clinicians, industry, the World Health Organisation (WHO), and many others.

Australia has funded national action plans for other major disease groups – cancers, cardiovascular diseases and mental health. But there is no national action plan for the estimated seven million Australians living with some form of neurological condition and it’s time.

As our various speakers attest, a funded neurological action plan with clear goals and targets will save lives, improve quality of life and bring substantial economic benefits for the entire nation.

Our guests on today’s podcast:

• Senator Wendy Askew, Co-chair, Parliamentary Friends of Multiple Sclerosis
• Nicole Gaupset, General Manager, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
• Rohan Greenland, NAA Chair and CEO of MS Australia
• Jack Rowland, person living with Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy