Nola Marino (Forrest, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I was really proud of the Medical Research Future Fund that we put in place when in government and of being part of developing the first-ever national plan for endometriosis not only in Australia but in the world. I'm really pleased that Endometriosis Australia has offered a new scholarship to train more endo nurses for regional, rural and remote areas to treat this condition and disease that affects one in seven-to-nine women in Australia. This was part of the original plan, and I'm very pleased that that's getting closer to fulfilment. Can I also recommend that women with endo have a look at CHARLI. The CHARLI app allows Australian women to take control of their diagnosis and manage this debilitating and highly undiagnosed condition. Can I also encourage more of our young women to be able to access to PPEP Talk. These are pelvic pain talks that are being delivered into schools. I want to see as many young women as possible listen to those talks and know when the right time is to seek more help and to understand they need to look at whether they are affected by endometriosis. The sooner that we get to it, the more chance they've got of recovery and a great life.