Chronic pain in children such as headaches or abdominal pain may be caused by an injury or underlying condition (for example, arthritis). For a new report commissioned by Chronic Pain Australia, published on Sunday, we surveyed 229 children, young people and families about their experiences of living with chronic pain. The 2025 National Kids in Pain Report included 53 responses from children and young people who live with chronic pain and 176 responses from caregivers. The aim was to explore their experiences of chronic pain and how much it affected day-to-day life. Chronic pain in Australia remains largely invisible because it is not formally recognised as a condition or tracked in national health data.