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2020 QLD Senior Australian of the Year Peter Dornan shares his story of resilience and how he overcame a prostate cancer diagnosis.

2019 NSW Senior Australian of the Year Heather Lee OAM shares her story of finding her passion and making history as the world’s only 96-year-old race walker.

Visit the us the Careers in Mental Health booth and explore different pathways into a rewarding career in mental health.

The Australian Public Service Commission has released its capability review report for the Department of Health and Aged Care. Read more about the process and the outcome of the review.

Three new reports provide insights into the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and areas for improvement.

Visit the us the Careers in Mental Health booth and explore different pathways into a rewarding career in mental health.

Visit the us the Careers in Mental Health booth and explore different pathways into a rewarding career in mental health.

Leading political and sport figures have gathered in Brisbane to discuss the role sport plays in advancing gender equality.

Healthcare providers – build knowledge and skills to offer your patients the self-collection option for cervical screening HPV testing.

The Australian Government has announced $8 million for 10 mental health and suicide prevention research projects under the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Our next Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Research Administration Officers (RAO) webinar is at 2:00pm (AEST) on 28 August 2023.

The National Women’s Health Advisory Council has launched the #EndGenderBias survey to better understand the barriers and bias women and people assigned female at birth, face in the health system.

Visit the us the Careers in Mental Health booth and explore different pathways into a rewarding career in mental health.

Submissions are now open to give feedback on the draft National Consumer Engagement Strategy for Health and Wellbeing.

Visit the us the Careers in Mental Health booth and explore different pathways into a rewarding career in mental health.

Apply for funding under the 2023 Research Data Infrastructure grant opportunity from 29 August 2023. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

We invite general practices to take part in the PaRIS (Patient-Reported Indicator Survey) Health Survey. This international research aims to improve the care of adults living with chronic conditions.

The Australian Government is investing $1.1 million in a revolutionary lung disease scanner. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Associate Professor Xiaowei Wang wants to stop heart disease. To reach this goal, Xiaowei is developing mRNA therapies. She uses nanoparticles in nasal spray and with ultrasound to target these therapies to disease sites in the body.

Consultation to improve alignment and coordination between the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and the NHMRC Medical Research Endowment Account (MREA) closed on 14 July 2023.

Visit us at the Careers in Mental Health booth at the Perth careers expo and explore different pathways into a rewarding career in mental health.

This DonateLife Week, we're encouraging more Australians to sign up and support organ and tissue donation.

A new research plan to improve health outcomes for people living with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (also called long COVID) will shape $50 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund. An independent Expert Advisory Panel formed the plan. Members tell us how it meets an urgent need.

The National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2023 sets the requirements for the ethical design, review and conduct of human research in Australia.