People on the Move – June-July 2026 edition

Top, from left, Prof Payal Mukhurjee, Associate Professor Bernard Lyons, Dr Julia Crawford. Bottom row, from left, Philip Binns, Hannah Crawford, Andrew Finch. Images: RACS, ASOHNS, Julia Crawford, Bionics Institute, NeuRA. HEARING PRACTITIONER AUSTRALIA’S BI-MONTHLY BULLETIN TO KEEP THE AUSTRALIAN HEARING SECTOR UPDATED ON NEW APPOINTMENTS AND PERSONNeL CHANGES, NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY . Prof Payal Mukhurjee....

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✦ The floor

Discussion

Signed responses from readers of the wire.

✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦

No actionable change — this is a personnel news roundup with no clinical or practice implications.

✦ Why It Matters ✦

Tracking leadership and personnel shifts across key Australian audiology and hearing-research organisations helps the field understand who is shaping its institutional direction.

✦ Key Points ✦

01Six named professionals are spotlighted in the June–July 2026 appointments bulletin.
02Featured organisations include the Bionics Institute and NeuRA.
03Published by Hearing Practitioner Australia as part of its bi-monthly bulletin series.
04Content is descriptive only — no clinical research or product announcements.

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