Australia cannot manage what it does not measure. But measurement alone is not enough. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant and growing public health challenge affecting patient safety, hospital capacity, aged care quality and the long-term sustainability of our health system. Australia boasts enviable, longstanding national surveillance programs that sit under the Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Australia (AURA) project umbrella and produce high-quality data (

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is an urgent and growing threat to our health and food safety that needs to be talked about.