14 Jun 2024
National ‘Give Up For Good’ campaign launched to tackle smoking and vaping
The Australian Government has launched a new national public health campaign to encourage people to give up smoking and vaping for good.
14 Jun 2024
Experts to advise on traumatic brain injury research priorities
A new expert advisory panel will inform the future of Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) priorities for traumatic brain injury research.
14 Jun 2024
Data on Medical Research Future Fund funding for early to mid-career researchers
A report on the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) 2023 Early to Mid-Career Researchers grant opportunity is now available.
13 Jun 2024
$34 million for research to improve primary care and chronic pain treatment and to better understand long COVIDa
The Australian Government is investing $19.6 million for research into primary health care and nearly $14.5 million for research into the impacts of long COVID. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
11 Jun 2024
New national campaign launched to help young people quit vaping
The Australian Government has launched a new public health campaign to encourage young people to stop vaping – and not take it up in the first place.
11 Jun 2024
Progress towards the National Lung Cancer Screening Program
Australia’s first new cancer screening program in 20 years, the National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP) is on track to start in July 2025
07 Jun 2024
Residential aged care homes can offer Monthly Care Statements from October
From October 2024, we encourage all residential aged care homes to voluntarily offer Monthly Care Statements to improve communication with residents and their representatives.
06 Jun 2024
Cervical screening self-collection
Healthcare practices and clinics offering cervical screening are encouraged to set themselves up to support patient screening choice.
06 Jun 2024
Have your say on our mission to improve cardiovascular health
We are seeking feedback on the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) $220 million Cardiovascular Health Mission.
05 Jun 2024
A FREE life-saving test will soon be available to people aged 45 to 49.
Bowel cancer is Australia’s second biggest cancer killer and around 15,500 Aussies are diagnosed with the disease every year. From 1 July 2024, 1.6 million Australians aged 45 to 49 will be able to join the Australian Government’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Progra
