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A media release from the Victorian Aged Care Response Centre giving an update on how it is working to protect senior Australians from COVID-19.
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A report on the medical research commercialisation landscape in Australia is now available.
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The Rapid Applied Research Translation (RART) initiative invests in projects that encourage researchers and health service providers to work together. Read about the evaluation into this initiative.
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The Australian Government has announced grant opportunities worth almost $311 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
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Australia has secured an extra 20 million Astra Zeneca vaccines for onshore manufacturing and a further 11 million Novavax vaccines.
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Read the Prime Minister’s update following the National Cabinet meeting on 11 December 2020.
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The Australian Government is expanding eligibility for the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (Better Access) initiative. Find out more.
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A media release from the Victorian Aged Care Response Centre giving an update on how it is working to protect senior Australians from COVID-19.
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A media release from the National Rural Health Commissioner giving an update on how telehealth services help rural communities.
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The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) have released a revised version of the Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol.
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COVID-19 vaccine to help us win the race - by Acting Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly.
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Read the transcript of Acting Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly's interview on ABC 7.30 on 3 December 2020 about coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Read the transcript of Adj, Professor John Skerritt interview on the Today Show on 4 December 2020 about coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Read the transcript of Adj, Professor John Skerritt interview on Sunrise on 4 December 2020 about coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Read the transcript of Minister Hunt's interview with Richard Glover on ABC Radio Sydney on COVID-19 Vaccines.
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Read the transcript of Adj, Professor John Skerritt interview on ABC News Mornings on 3 December 2020 about coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Read the transcript of Adj, Professor John Skerritt interview on ABC Radio National on 2 December 2020 about coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Bushfires can result in air quality issues that impact large parts of the country. We have two fact sheets to help people stay safe and minimise the risk to health from bushfire smoke.
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A media release from the Victorian Aged Care Response Centre giving an update on how it is working to protect senior Australians from COVID-19.
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The Australian Government is providing more than $4 million for research into COVID-19 and our response to the pandemic.
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We have published a framework for assessing the performance of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
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The AusVaxSafety summary report 2019 has been released. Learn more about AusVaxSafety and discover where to find the report and related infographics.
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A media release from the Victorian Aged Care Response Centre giving an update on how it is working to protect senior Australians from COVID-19.
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A media release from the Victorian Aged Care Response Centre giving an update on how it is working to protect senior Australians from COVID-19.
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Read the transcript of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMillan's interview on 22 June 2020 on ABC Radio Melbourne about coronavirus (COVID-19).
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