Living Care Action Plan for people and planet
May 23, 2024
The ELDAC Allied Health Toolkit
May 23, 2024
Research is the foundation upon which new health treatments and technologies are discovered, trialled, translated, and commercialised, with many CHA members leading the way in clinical trials.
The 2024–24 Federal Budget contained $1.89 billion for the “Health Research for a Future Made in Australia” package, including:
$1.4b for new research via the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF):
- A new 10-Year Low Survival Cancers Mission.
- A new 10-Year Reducing Health Inequities Mission.
- Continuing existing streams of lifechanging MRFF funding.
- More research into three health priorities:
▪ Women’s health
▪ Chronic pain
▪ Alcohol and other drug treatment
• $411m to support 229 researchers to tackle the nation’s greatest health challenges, through the NHMRC.
• $62m to support 26 clinical trials from around Australia, through the Medical Research Future Fund.
• $18.8m to progress the National One Stop Shop for clinical trials and health research, giving Australians early access to potential lifesaving and life changing treatments, by streamlining the process to conduct a clinical trial via a single national platform and set of regulations.
The Albanese Government will also develop a National Health and Medical Research Strategy to build on our national strengths and fill any gaps, while attracting researchers and investors.
