13 April 2020 The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) will provide an additional $2m of funding for COVID-19 research that will generate maximum benefits for the Australian public. The funding is for nine critical COVID-19 research projects as…
14 April 2020 Devastated by summer’s unprecedented firestorms, Australia’s koalas are facing a potentially more serious and enduring existential threat from a fellow mammal – the bat. A new collaborative study led by Burnet Institute and CSIRO scientists…
14 April 2020 Understanding people’s experiences and needs and ability to successfully self-isolate for COVID-19 is the goal of a new Burnet Institute study to inform current and future pandemic response. Led by Professor Margaret Hellard AM, the…
12 April 2020 Australians will use their time social distancing to develop skills for new jobs in National Priority areas such as nursing, teaching, health, IT and science under a plan from the Morrison Government. The cost to…
9 April 2020 Note: This COVID-19 information was curated by Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator for Western Australia. JOBKEEPER LEGISLATION NOW LAW Yesterday marked one of the most important…
9 April 2020 James Riley, Editorial Director – InnovationAus. In a massive revamp of its flagship Entrepreneurs Programme, the Industry department has awarded four tender contracts worth a combined $110 million for delivering the program’s commercial outcomes. The contracts…
8 April 2020 Note: This advice is sourced from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). View all current TGA advice on COVID-19 here. Recent modelling of the COVID-19 outbreak indicates that up to 8,000 ventilators may be required to…
9. April 2020 Grey Innovation is pleased to announce that as the leader of a Victorian industry consortium, it has received backing from the Victorian Goverment in the form of a $500 thousand grant for the project’s feasibility…
9 April 2020 ARCS Australia is coordinating a call for qualified volunteers who are willing to be called upon/volunteer in case of potential staff shortages to assist with the support of current clinical trials and any new COVID-19…
9 April 2020 University of Melbourne researchers working in collaboration with Western Health have designed a personal ventilation hood for hospital beds to help contain the droplet spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in intensive care units (ICUs). The transparent,…
9 April 2020 A new database designed to make it easier for Australian experts to contribute to tackling COVID-19 has been launched, championed by Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel. An initiative of the Learned Academies of Australia,…
9 April 2020 Monash University researchers have produced the first known mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidates in Australia using an advanced technological approach capable of generating vaccines ready for human testing in record time. With the global race to…