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The Australian Government will provide more than $1 million to support a clinical trial of new therapies for young patients who cannot make enough blood cells due to bone marrow failure.

$19 million from the Medical Research Future Fund will support transformative medical research projects using game-changing applied artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The projects will improve the ways we prevent, diagnose and treat a wide range of health conditions.

Four new Australian research projects totalling more than $8.3 million will tackle the threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis and antimicrobial resistance in the Pacific region.

A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) about the safe return of crowds to stadiums, arenas and large theatres.

Read the Prime Minister’s update following the National Cabinet meeting on 26 June 2020.

A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on the review of physical distancing and person density restrictions.

A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on hotel quarantine.

Legislation to cut red tape and simplify recognition of General Practitioners (GPs) as specialists, which streamlines access to higher Medicare rebates for patients is now in force.

The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) is supporting vital research that could mean major breakthroughs in treating a range of neurological disorders, including early Alzheimer’s disease, autism and encephalitis.

The Medical Research Future Fund is providing $35.9 million for 17 cutting-edge research projects. The projects are designed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, improve neonatal outcomes and prevent bone loss in critically ill women.

Victorians with a cough, fever, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose, or loss of sense of smell or taste should get tested for COVID-19 as soon as possible.