Formation | 1947[1] |
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Type | Statutory authority |
Services | Assisted hearing solutions |
Methods | Hearing Australia centres |
Managing Director | Kim Terrell[2] |
Chief Operating Officer | Gina Mavrias[3] |
Chair of the Board of Directors | Elizabeth Crouch AM[4] |
Parent organization | Services Australia |
Revenue (2019 FY) | A$241 million[5] |
Expenses (2019 FY) | A$226 million[6] |
Website | https://hearing.com.au |
Formerly called | Australian Hearing[7] |
Hearing Australia is a statutory authority constituted under the Australian Hearing Services Act 1991. Hearing Australia is the largest provider of government-funded hearing services in Australia. One of their areas of interest is hearing testing and rehabilitation of children under the age of 26.
Its research division, the National Acoustic Laboratories, broadly focuses its research into the areas of hearing assessment, hearing loss prevention, hearing rehabilitation devices, and hearing rehabilitation procedures.