Monique Ryan urges Australia to fast track medical innovation funding as Trump guts research

Releasing MRFF funds not only secures the future of Australia's research sector; it delivers better health outcomes', Kooyong MP says

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Australian scientists and independent MP Monique Ryan are urging Labor to speed up funding for cutting-edge Australian medical innovation, taking advantage of the growing vacuum caused by Donald Trump's gutting of government-funded research in the US.

Ryan, the Kooyong MP and paediatric neurologist, is urging the Albanese government to release more of the earnings from the $20bn Medical Research Future Fund, above the annual disbursement amount of $650m.