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Research Australia Policies
Following an election for the House of Representatives on 21 August 2010
and post election negotiations with the Australian Greens and
Independent Members of the House of Representatives, a new Government
led by the Prime Minister, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, is expected to be
sworn in by the Governor-General in the near future. Research Australia
congratulates the Gillard government on taking office. Along with our
member organisations we look forward to working with the government to
ensure all Australians benefit from Australian excellence in health and
medical research.
Research Australia has released "Vital Research for a Vital Australia:
Health and Medical Research Federal Election Policy Proposal..” The policy includes a six point plan that calls for a commitment to a 4% increase in funding for the National Health and Medical Research Council (in real terms) from 2011 ($500m), a $100 m package to support clinical research as part of the health reform package, a new Innovation and Technologies Fund to aid commercialization of Australian discoveries, and a national consultation to develop a Ten Year Strategic Health and Medical Research Plan for Australia. Click on the image to download report.
Research Australia's Election Scorecard rates each of the Parties against Research Australia Policies outlined in Vital Research for a Vital Australia. To date Parties have made no significant policy statements regarding medical research funding. The scorecard will be updated as soon as policies are announced.Election Policies
Research Australia has compiled a list of detail policy specific responses from Labor, Coalition and Greens. We have also included some responses to FASTS in relation to research workforce and innovation. Download Party Responses to Research Australia Policy Questions, August 2010
Australian Labor Party response to Research Australia Policies
Coalition response to Research Australia Policies
Australian Greens response to Research Australia Policies
Election Scorecard
i. $200million over four years, NHMRC not specified
ii. The Coalition rejects the Health Reform package
including the expansion of the Australia Commission on Safety and
Quality in Health Care, this includes the 60% of recurrent research
costs undertaken in public hospitals (yet to be defined)
iii. $35 million over four years to establish a Clinical Trial Network for Type 1 diabetes
Research Australia Policies
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1. A real 4% annual growth in funding for the NHMRC, from 2011 to address rising rates of conditions such as diabetes, cancer, dementia, build workforce productivity and address population ageing ($500m over 3 years)
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PARTIAL i
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NO COMMITMENT
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2. Build health research as a vital enabler to health reform providing evidence to drive excellence and continuous improvement in the health system ($100m over 3 years)
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COMMITMENT ii
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NO COMMITMENT
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3. A national consultation to inform the development of a 10 year strategic plan for Australian health and medical research ($2m)
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NO COMMITMENT
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NO COMMITMENT
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NO COMMITMENT
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4. More clinical trials, building Australia's global contribution, and ensuring Australians access the latest new treatments.
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NO COMMITMENT
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PARTIAL iii
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NO COMMITMENT
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5. An innovation and technologies fund to support promising new ideas make it to market $250m p.a. over 4 years)
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NO COMMITMENT
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NO COMMITMENT
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NO COMMITMENT
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6. Feasibility study to identify conditions favourable to the establishment of a major national philanthropic trust, similar to the UK "Welcome Trust".
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NO COMMITMENT
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NO COMMITMENT
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NO COMMITMENT
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Research Australia Media Release: Coalition research funding welcomed but more needed. The Coalition’s commitment to provide $200 million for health and medical research and an indexed funding structure will help protect Australian research from steadily increasing costs, build our cutting-edge research, and help ensure Australians get early access to new treatments. “The increase in funding is welcome and the intention to develop a new funding structure has the potential to remove the haphazard approach to research funding, and place it on a sustainable footing into the future,” said Rebecca James, Chief Executive of Research Australia said today. 5 August 2010 Read more
Contact:
Dr Gabby Fennessy, Manager Policy & Strategy Program
T: (03) 9662 9366
E: gabby.fennessy@researchaustalia.org
Go to:
Election 2010
Member Election Kit
Party Policies
Media Comment
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