More Grants Supporting Medical Research

Researchers will benefit from 95 grants totalling almost $70 million by the National Health and Medical Research Council.

Health Minister Peter Dutton said the grants are aimed at helping find new treatments for diseases, improve research translation and intend to reduce Indigenous youth suicide.

A breakdown of the funding includes $54.6 million for 74 National Health and Medical Research Council's Research Fellowships, $8 million for 17 Practitioner Fellowships, and $4.5 million for four grants part of a one-off Mental Health Targeted Call for Research into Indigenous youth suicide.

The Research Fellowships are awarded to senior researchers with excellent track records in conducting high impact research. In this round of grants, their work includes improving and finding new treatments for a range of diseases including cancer, Type 1 diabetes, stroke and HIV

The four TCR grants are aimed at paving pathways to reduce Indigenous youth suicide by building resilience and encouraging positive lifestyles and behaviours among young Indigenous Australians.

Mr Dutton said that improving health outcomes of indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders was a priority of the government's.

“I hope that this research can make a real difference in helping those most at risk,” Mr Dutton said.