MRFF consultations

Public consultations

You can have a say in how the Australian Government spends MRFF money.

Every 2 years, the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board (AMRAB) consults on the Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities for the MRFF. AMRAB then develops the next set of priorities based on this feedback.

AMRAB talks to:

• organisations with expertise in health and medical research and innovation
• consumer representatives
• clinicians
• health services managers.

We also consult the public on other relevant matters to compile consultation reports.

Open consultations

Consultation on the Roadmap and Implementation Plan for the Australian Brain Cancer Mission is open until 20 December 2024. 

Previous consultations

Previous consultations include:

• consultation on the Roadmap and Implementation Plan for the Genomics Health Futures Mission between 14 October 2024 and 8 November 2024
• AMRAB consultation on the Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities 2024-2026 and MRFF Act Review between 2 and 13 September 2024
• consultation on the National Health and Medical Research Council/MRFF Statement on Sex, Gender, Variations of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation in Health and Medical Research. This consultation was open between 6 November 2023 and 15 December 2023
• consultation on the alignment and coordination of the MRFF and NHMRC’s Medical Research Endowment Account between 4 June 2023 and 14 July 2023
• consultation on the Roadmap and Implementation Plan for the Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission between 28 October 2022 and 1 December 2022
• AMRAB consultation on the Australian Medical Research and Innovation Strategy 2021-2026 and the related Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities between 20 September 2021 and 11 October 2021
• consultation on the Roadmaps and Implementation Plans for 6 MRFF research missions between 14 December 2020 and 23 April 2021
• AMRAB consultation on the 2020-2022 Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities between 9 September 2020 and 7 October 2020.

You can find previous consultations on our consultation hub.

We will also advertise future consultations on this hub.

Consultation reports

Read reports related to previous consultations:

• Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities 2024-2026 and MRFF Act Review – Consultation Report
• Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities 2020-2022 – Consultation Report
• Australian Medical Research and Innovation Strategy 2021-2026 and the Related Priorities – Consultation Report
• Cardiovascular Health Mission Roadmap and Implementation Plan National Consultation Report
• Consultation summary report: Improving alignment and coordination between the MRFF and NHMRC’s Medical Research Endowment Account
• Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission Roadmap and Implementation Plan National Consultation Report
• Genomics Health Futures Mission Roadmap and Implementation Plan National Consultation Report
• Health and Medical Research Early to Mid-Career Researchers Roundtable – 6 May 2021
• Health and Medical Research Early to Mid-Career Researcher Stakeholder Roundtable – 14 October 2021
• Indigenous Health Research Fund Roadmap and Implementation Plan National Consultation Report
• Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission Roadmap and Implementation Plan National Consultation Report
• Stem Cell Therapies Mission Roadmap and Implementation Plan National Consultation Report
• Traumatic Brain Injury Mission Roadmap and Implementation Plan National Consultation Report.

Have something to say?

You can email us at any time with your feedback.