Arthritis Australia established the Ease of Use program to help industries fix issues with hard-to-open packaging.

One of these tests, the Initial Scientific Review (ISR), was developed as part of a consortium that included Nestlé, NSW Health and Georgia Tech.

[4] Arthritis Australia, originally named the Australian Rheumatism Council, held its inaugural meeting on 25 May 1949.

From 1948 through the 1950s, individual physicians who were interested in the management of rheumatic conditions were at disadvantage as there were few facilities at the teaching hospitals.

In 1960 the foundation received a bequest that made it possible for funds to be directed towards facilitating the training of young physicians in the special skills required to treat people with arthritis.