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Two-in-five missing vital bone tests
Olympic Champion Sally Pearson OAM to join doctors, [Government] & patients to launch national bone health report
A landmark national report, set for release next
Monday, October 27, 2025, will reveal gaps in
osteoporosis detection and treatment in
Australia, with two-in-five (40%) who fracture a
bone from a minor fall having never undergone
a bone density test.1
The Know Your Bones Community Risk Report
(Fourth Edition 2025) – developed by Healthy
Bones Australia (HBA) – will be launched at a
late morning Parliamentary Friends of Bone
Health event at Parliament House, Canberra.
Based on more than 126,500 Australians who
completed the Know Your Bones online
self-assessment, the report will reveal only 14 per cent of respondents were
prescribed osteoporosis medication post-fracture, underscoring the need for earlier testing
and treatment to prevent further, and more severe bone breaks.1
The event will mark a national effort by Healthy Bones Australia to boost public awareness, prevention, and early testing, targeting women most at risk.
Those joining the national call-to-action launch event will include:
• Olympic Gold Medallist and Know Your Bones Ambassador, Sally Pearson OAM;
• Leading doctors;
• Australians living with osteoporosis.
To learn more about the new findings from the Know Your Bones Community Risk Report, tee up an
interview with a spokesperson overleaf.
AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW, VISION & PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES
EXPERTS
Prof Peter Wong
Medical Director & Chair, Medical & Scientific Advisory Committee, Healthy Bones Australia; & Head of Rheumatology, Western Sydney Local Health District,
SYDNEY (VISITING CANBERRA)
Prof Mark Cooper
Board Member, Healthy Bones Australia; President, Australian & New Zealand Bone & Mineral Society (ANZBMS); Professor of Medicine & Head of Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, SYDNEY (VISITING CANBERRA)
Mr Greg Lyubomirsky
CEO, Healthy Bones Australia, SYDNEY (VISITING CANBERRA)
Dr Shoshana Sztal – Mazer
Medical Committee Member, Healthy Bones Australia; Endocrinologist; Clinical Lead, Metabolic Bone Service, Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Alfred Health, MELBOURNE
Dr Amanda Cox
Member, Healthy Bones Australia Medical Committee; & General Practitioner, BRISBANE
Prof Charles Inderjeeth
Medical & Scientific Advisory Committee, Healthy Bones Australia; Director of Clinical Training, Sir Charles Gairdner & Osborne Park Health Group; Clinical Professor, University of Western Australia; & Consultant Physician in
Rheumatology & Geriatric Medicine, PERTH
HEALTHY BONES AUSTRALIA AMBASSADOR
Sally Pearson, OAM
Healthy Bones Ambassador, 38, GOLD COAST (VISITING CANBERRA)
AUSTRALIANS LIVING WITH OSTEOPOROSIS
Susanne, OAM, 71
Writer & children’s book author diagnosed with osteoporosis after sustaining multiple rib fractures, SYDNEY
Kristy, 34
Assistant brand manager, health coach, & women’s health advocate diagnosed with osteopenia in her late 20’s, SYDNEY
Marilyn, 70
Graphic designer & classic car enthusiast diagnosed with osteoporosis after falling & fracturing her arm, SYDNEY
Carole 71
Retired business consultant who has sustained multiple bone fractures & loss of height, Glenning Valley, CENTRAL COAST, NSW (VISITING CANBERRA)
Elaine, 61
Consumer advocate, GP practice manager, mum & grandmother living with severe osteoporosis, MELBOURNE (VISITING CANBERRA)
Kimberely, 45
Wife & mother-to-two who was diagnosed with pregnancy-related osteoporosis following the birth of her second child, BRISBANE
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MEDIA CONTACTS + INTERVIEWS
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1. Healthy Bones Australia and Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Know Your Bones Community Risk Report: Fourth Edition 2025. Available from: https://healthybonesaustralia.org.au/about-us/publications-reports