independent convenor of the whole research system
One voice for the whole system of health and medical research.
Research Australia connects Australian health and medical research from first discovery to the treatments, technology and care it becomes. We are the only organisation that brings every part of the system together in one place.
Our members are universities, hospitals and health services, medical research institutes, industry, charities and philanthropists (more than 110 organisations spanning discovery through to the care people receive). We are independent of any single one of them, which is why we can bring them all to the table.
We build the evidence, put the case to government and connect the people doing the work. The goal: good ideas get funded, get developed here, and get to patients sooner.
Convening health and medical research. Accelerating innovation.
Our Four Strategic Platforms
Four platforms. One job: getting discovery to people faster.
Workforce
Training and keeping the people who turn ideas into treatments.
Equity
Making sure new treatments and technology reach everyone, wherever they live.
The Evidence Hub
Built to be cited
The evidence base behind everything we say. Reports, submissions, the facts, and the country’s longest-running poll on health and medical research.
Reports & submissions
The research we’ve done and the cases we’ve made. On the record.
Australian HMR Facts
The numbers that matter, in one place.
$3.90
returned to the Australian economy for every $1 invested in Australian medical research. Source: KPMG for AAMRI, 2018.
Opinion poll
Twenty-five years of tracking what Australians actually think about health and medical research.
78% of Australians back more research funding. Source: 2025 Public Opinion Poll on Health & Medical Research & Innovation
Behind every DISCOVERY, a Person
The people behind the research
Inspire
The stories behind the discoveries.
the health & medical research awards
The night the whole sector shows up for itself.
Part of a Global Collective
We’re the Australian member of a global collective of research advocacy organisations, sharing what works in getting research to people.
