Submission—Draft National Health and Medical Research Strategy

On 16 October 2025, the Academy made a submission on the Draft National Health and Medical Research Strategy.

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The Academy recommends the strategy:

• clearly articulate the links between the National Health and Medical Research Strategy and Strategic Examination of R&D to deliver a coordinated, dynamic research system
• develop a set of actions to address funding challenges as a key part of the strategy, including lifting the cap on MRFF disbursements
• provide opportunities for large multidisciplinary research teams through networks and funding structures
• deliver a coordinated approach across infrastructure, data and emerging technologies for health and medical research
• prioritise development of sustainable careers for EMCRs and preparing for future demands on the workforce in the proposed workforce plan
• develop joint Indo-Pacific regional research programs and increase resources necessary to build multidisciplinary, multinational research teams.