Asthma is a chronic inflammatory lung condition affecting 1 in 9 Australians. Asthma accounted for 2.5% of total disease burden and 35% of disease burden for respiratory conditions in Australia in 2023. In 2021–22 there were 56,600\r\nemergency department presentations for asthma (230 presentations per 100,000 population) and 25,500 hospitalisations with a principal diagnosis of asthma (99 hospitalisations per 100,000 population). There were 467 asthma-related deaths recorded in Australia in 2022. Women over 75 years are most at risk, with almost half (45%) of all asthma deaths occurring within this group.