{"id":25741,"date":"2026-05-25T14:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T05:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/?p=25741"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T05:00:55","slug":"australias-first-national-strategy-for-health-and-medical-research-launched-at-flinders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/2026\/05\/25\/australias-first-national-strategy-for-health-and-medical-research-launched-at-flinders\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia&#8217;s first National Strategy for Health and Medical Research launched at Flinders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Friday 22 May, Flinders University was the stage for a major national health and medical research announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for Health and Ageing Mark Butler MP chose Flinders &#8211; one of the nation\u2019s fastest growing research universities &#8211; as his location to outline the future of health and medical research funding in Australia for the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>Joined by Vice-Chancellor Professor Colin Stirling, and with an audience of Flinders researchers gathered at our state-of-the-art Health and Medical Research Building, the Minister revealed the Federal Government\u2019s commitment to boost investment in medical research, with $508 million in additional funding through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).<\/p>\n<p>The additional funding for MRFF is aimed at improving health outcomes and encouraging innovation, including establishing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the Australian Cancer Research Program to deliver coordinated research into cancers including brain cancer, low survival cancers, and childhood, adolescent and young adult cancers, and<\/li>\n<li>the Precision Health Research Program, developing a grant program to boost genomic health care and research capability, improve genetic testing and treatment, and support earlier identification of people at risk of developing disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25743 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/Minister-Mark-Butler-and-VC-22-May-2026-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/Minister-Mark-Butler-and-VC-22-May-2026-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/Minister-Mark-Butler-and-VC-22-May-2026-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/Minister-Mark-Butler-and-VC-22-May-2026-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/Minister-Mark-Butler-and-VC-22-May-2026.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The MRFF announcement aligns with the release of the National Health and Medical Research Strategy 2026-2036, supporting researchers like those at Flinders, who are searching for new treatments that will change lives for the better.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; On Friday 22 May, Flinders University was the stage for a major national health and medical research announcement. 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