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National Health and Medical Research Strategy Issues Paper – April 2025

A summary of issues raised by the health and medical research sector during consultations on the development of a National Health and Medical Research Strategy.

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National Health and Medical Research Strategy Issues Paper – April 2025

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Health sector
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English
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This paper identifies issues raised by the health and medical research sector in consultations on the National Health and Medical Research Strategy in 2024-2025. We have grouped these issues into the following themes: 

  • establishing health and medical research priorities, now and in the future 
  • supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research priorities and processes 
  • optimising available health and medical research funding 
  • addressing infrastructure and other indirect costs of research 
  • enabling translation of research into health policy/clinical practice and commercial products 
  • enhancing research processes 
  • strengthening and sustaining the research workforce 
  • embracing emerging technology including artificial intelligence 
  • measuring impact and success of Australian health and medical research.

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