National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) is the research division of Australian Hearing, a Statutory Authority under the Commonwe ... alth Department of Human Services. Since 1947, NAL's research into hearing has opened new ways in which people with hearing loss can be helped. The vast majority of the research at NAL is performed in the public good as a Community Service Obligation of Australian Hearing and many projects are funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. Additional funding is obtained from grants and from commercialisation of some inventions. The results of this research are published in leading scientific journals, presented at national and international conferences and reported on NAL's website. read more