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The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has opened registrations for the National Medicines Symposium 2024.

Read about the review of the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Genomics Health Futures Mission.

Applications are open for 2 new Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant opportunities.

The Australian Government has introduced the Aged Care Bill 2024 to Parliament. The Bill is for a new Aged Care Act – the main law that sets out how the aged care system operates. It will deliver major aged care reforms.

We are looking for residential aged care providers and software vendors to take part in a software pilot to automate Monthly Care Statements.

The Australian Government is investing $55.24 million in projects that will lead to new treatments and therapies for our community. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

We are aware of scammers targeting older people and their families by impersonating aged care providers.

We invite MBS Online users to take part in a survey on the user experience of the website.

Do you know what to do when a Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) or National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding outcome is under media embargo?

Each year the gift of donated tissues, including eye tissue, changes thousands of Australian lives. This week, we’re shining a light on eye and tissue donation and how it benefits Australians.

Apply for funding under the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) 2024 National Critical Research Infrastructure grant opportunity from 4 October 2024.

The Major Sporting Events Legacy Framework outlines why the Commonwealth supports major international sporting events of national significance in Australia. It also provides hosts with planning and funding application guidance for these events in the future.

The Australian Government has launched new advertising for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and carers reminding them about the importance of childhood vaccinations.

Get behind the Australian team's quest for success at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games from 28 August – 8 September.

Applications are now open for the QUDTP grant opportunities for the Health Professional Education and Consumer Health Literacy streams.

We’re seeking your views on our draft National Roadmap to Improve the Health and Mental Health of Autistic People.

Learn how we are supporting consumer involvement in research funded by the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Congratulations to our Australian athletes who competed in our nation’s most successful Olympic Games in history.

The Australian Government is investing $5.5 million into a newborn screening platform that will screen for hundreds of life-threatening genetic illnesses at birth. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

We invite you to join our next Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Research Administration Officer (RAO) Webinar on 29 August 2024.

We have sent cancer screening packs to more than 7,000 general practices, and are seeking your help to promote our life-saving cancer screening programs.

Are you a health and medical researcher or do you support health and medical research activities? Have you had these roles in the past but left to work in another sector? If so, we want to hear from you.

Important information for healthcare providers and pathology laboratories regarding changes to the ‘Requirements for Cervical Screening (First edition 2023)’ from 1 August 2024.

The Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner (ONRHC) and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) held a National Rural Surgeons’ Training and Retention Workshop in February 2024. The summary and outcomes paper from the workshop is now available.

The Australian Government is investing over $19 million into research that uses mRNA – the medical technology that underpins the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).