House debates Questions without Notice

Motor Neurone Disease

Tuesday, 15 September 2026 House of Representatives

Mark Butler

Mark Butler Hindmarsh, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the House

3:08 pm

Thank you to the member for Tangney. I know right now he's thinking a lot about his friend Lindsay, who is in a real struggle, a terrible struggle, with MND right now. Our thoughts to Lindsay and his family. Member for Tangney, please convey them and our best wishes.

Lindsay is one of 2,800 Australians, we think, who are battling MND right now. It's the fastest acting of all of the neurodegenerative diseases. Every day, on average, we lose two Australians to MND and two new Australians receive the shocking diagnosis. Australians have come to understand quite deeply the impact of MND. We lost the former Australian of the year Neale Daniher in the year we learned of the diagnosis of Jai Arrow at the age of just 30 years old.

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