The Briefing
The Briefing
LiSTNR
BONUS: The condition killing children at the same rate as cancer
13 minutes Posted Sep 16, 2025 at 2:00 am.
0:00
13:36
Download MP3
Show notes

Dementia is now Australia’s leading cause of death, and it doesn’t just affect the elderly.  
 
Around 90 kids die from childhood dementia each year in Australia, that’s about the same number of children that die from cancer.  

In this bonus episode of The Briefing, we revisit Antoinette Lattouf’s conversation with Meg Maack - CEO of the Childhood Dementia Initiative and mother to two children with childhood dementia.  

Follow The Briefing: 
TikTok: @thebriefingpod
Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast 
YouTube: @LiSTNRnewsroom 
Facebook: @LiSTNR Newsroom

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.