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Coalition committment to increase research funding welcomed

The Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI), which represents many of Australia’s world-renowned medical researchers, welcomes the announcement that a Coalition Government, if elected, will support health and medical research.

05/08/2010 Prime Minister Julia Gillard attends Victor Chang CRI Heart-to-Heart Ball

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has taken time out from the election campaign to show her glamorous side at a charity fundraiser for the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute.

31/07/2010 Medical research institutes face cuts

The Australian Higher Education Supplement featured an article regarding the funding issues surrounding the indirect costs of research for institutes.

09/06/2010 Australian Innovation System report 2010 released

DIISR have released the first Australian Innovation System Report 2010, part of a new annual series of reports on the performance of Australia’s national innovation system. Projects from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and the Menzies School of Health Research are profiled in the report.

28/05/2010 Australian HES article - Integrated funding vital to better health delivery

Professor Garry Jennings has had an op-ed piece published in The Australain Higher Education Supplement regarding the importance of ensuring Australia's research sectors are able to work together to deliver better health outcomes.

27/01/2010 Campaign to merge MRIs under fire

Professor Robert Graham was quoted in an article in The Australian Higher Education Supplement, calling for the Group of Eight (Go8) universities to back up its claims that smaller institutes were at risk of failure.

02/12/2009 Professor Michael Good wins Eureka Prize

Congratulations to Professor Michael Good who has won a prestigious Eureka prize for Leadership in Science. Professor Good, who heads the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, won the prize for his outstanding contribution to research, including the development of vaccines against malaria and streptococcus A.

19/08/2009 Minister Kim Carr confronts dodgy science

Professor Robert Graham was among the scientists quoted in The Australian regarding the Federal Government's decision to appoint a specialist body to oversee scientific fraud.

01/07/2009 Government response to inquiry into disclosure for charities has been released

The Federal Government has released its response to the Senate inquiry into disclosure regimes for charities and not-for-profit institutions. These findings may have some implications for AAMRI members.

22/06/2009 Prof. Graham awarded AO in Queen's Birthday Honours List

Congratulations to AAMRI President Robert Graham who has been admitted to the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours for service to medicine. Prof Graham received this award for his stewardship of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and research in the field of molecular cardiology.

09/06/2009 AAMRI Press Release Federal Budget 2009-10

Medical research has received a boost in the Federal Budget, with an increase of $85 million per year to the NHMRC.

14/05/2009 Innovation takes a hit in recession

Professor Robert Graham is among the scientists quoted in an article in The Australian requesting increased Federal Government support for the biotech industry.

15/04/2009 Investment in medical research will assist with economic recovery

Robert Graham (AAMRI) and Rebecca James (Research Australia) outline how the Rudd Government can invest in health and medical research to assist in Australia's economic recovery and generate significant health and financial outcomes.

12/03/2009 Health the wisest investment any nation can make

Garry Jennings outlines how spending on medical research will help to stimulate the economy and deliver social benefits in the Canberra Times.

19/11/2008