Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Assistant Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

The government's $200 million funding boost for dementia research has several specific focuses. An NHMRC national institute for dementia research will be established to target, coordinate and translate the national research effort to bring about a future of better care for people with dementia. The institute will be a virtual one with a network of members to support it. The funding will also be utilised to urgently scale up the research effort through the funding of collaborative research projects, focusing on Australian and internationally identified dementia priorities. We also know that one of the pressing issues in dementia research is the workforce, and for this reason part of the $200 million funding boost will be dedicated to building capacity in the dementia research sector through the awarding of early career fellowships and postgraduate scholarships to attract more researchers into dementia research. These streams will work together to position Australia at the forefront of the international dementia research effort.