News and media

Read the transcript of the television interview with Chief Medical Office, Professor Paul Kelly on Covid 19 and OMICRON.

Read the transcript of the television interview with Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly on ABC News Breakfast, on COVID-19 and Rapid Antigen Tests.

Read the transcript of the television interview with Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly on Sunrise, on COVID-19 and Rapid Antigen Tests.

The Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities 2022-2024 came into effect on 6 November 2022. They are the fourth set of priorities for the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Brisbane is set to welcome hundreds of elite athletes in a celebration of sport inclusion

Updates to the Practice Incentives Program Indigenous Health Incentive (PIP IHI) aim to improve continuity of care and health outcomes for First Nations people with chronic disease.

Researchers can apply for funding under the 2022 Indigenous Health Research grant opportunity. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Revisit the Australia/New Zealand Allied Health Summit held in August 2022. This year’s theme was demonstrating the value and utility of allied health care.

Consultation on the Roadmap and Implementation Plan for the Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission is now open.

Read about the review of the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission.

We invite you to join us for our next Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) webinar at 1:30pm (AEDT) on 15 November 2022.

Health Budget October 2022–23 information is now available.

Read about changes to the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) assessment criteria and what they mean for MRFF applicants.

Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant opportunities to the value of $86 million are now available.

On 30 November 2021, we launched the Every Moment Matters campaign. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the risks of drinking alcohol while pregnant, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding.

The Australian Government will invest $16.9 million to support the transition of 15 cutting-edge projects into clinical practice. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on Pfizer booster doses for children aged 5 to 11 years.

Cancer Australia’s Yarn for Life is the first national cancer awareness campaign developed for and by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong has given the world a snapshot of what’s to come in Australia, and it looks great!

The Australian Government is providing more than $5.4 million to support ground-breaking brain cancer research. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

We have been notified of a new phone scam that is targeting members of the Australian public. If you receive a call from someone claiming to be us, do not provide your personal details.

We have developed a ‘Cervical Screening Communications Toolkit’- spread the message and help save lives.

Read the Prime Minister’s update following the National Cabinet meeting on 30 September 2022.

The Australian Government is investing $156.7 million in 93 innovative medical research projects to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Indigenous-led research is using advanced multi-omics technology to reduce the high rate of chronic kidney disease in First Nations communities.