Supporting medical research

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $7.5 million over 3 years for medical research as follows:

  • $4.5 million would support research into motor neurone disease, conducted by FightMND and Australian of the Year Neale Daniher AO
  • $3 million to support the Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision for better research, advocacy and support for Australians with Bone Marrow Failure syndromes and their families.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 3 years and start on 1 July 2025.

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Supporting medical research

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $7.5 million over 3 years for medical research as follows:

  • $4.5 million would support research into motor neurone disease, conducted by FightMND and Australian of the Year Neale Daniher AO
  • $3 million to support the Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision for better research, advocacy and support for Australians with Bone Marrow Failure syndromes and their families.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 3 years and start on 1 July 2025.

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Street Side Medics

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $2.6 million over 4 years to Street Side Medics to continue delivering mobile medical services in NSW and Victoria. Funding would also support the organisation to expand to new locations, strengthen existing services to meet rising demand and invest in workforce development.

The funding would be profiled as $0.5 million in 2025-26 and $0.7 million each year over the following 3 financial years.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start from 1 July 2025. 

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Funding to employ an additional 1,000 peer workers

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the peer workforce by 1,000 workers, including First Nations peer workers by providing grants to Primary Health Networks to employ these additional workers.

The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2026.

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Funding to employ an additional 1,000 peer workers

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the peer workforce by 1,000 workers, including First Nations peer workers by providing grants to Primary Health Networks to employ these additional workers.

The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2026.

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Cover dental under Medicare

Summary of proposal

The proposal would create Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for preventative and therapeutic dental services, including regular check-ups and teeth cleans, crowns, orthodontic treatment, oral surgeries, periodontics and prosthodontics.

The MBS would include coverage of all items listed in the 13th edition of the Australian Schedule of Dental Services and Glossary (the handbook).

The MBS benefit for each item would align with the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) (or scaled Veterans Dental Schedule (VDS) schedule rates where CDBS pricing is not available).

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Cover dental under Medicare

Summary of proposal

The proposal would create Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for preventative and therapeutic dental services, including regular check-ups and teeth cleans, crowns, orthodontic treatment, oral surgeries, periodontics and prosthodontics.

The MBS would include coverage of all items listed in the 13th edition of the Australian Schedule of Dental Services and Glossary (the handbook).

The MBS benefit for each item would align with the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) (or scaled Veterans Dental Schedule (VDS) schedule rates where CDBS pricing is not available).

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Constructing a Health and Engineering Wing at CQUniversity in Cairns

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $27.5 million over 2 years to construct a Health and Engineering Wing at the CQUniversity’s Cairns campus. The facility would open in 2028.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, with funding split evenly over the 2 years of the proposal.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2025.

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Constructing a Health and Engineering Wing at CQUniversity in Cairns

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $27.5 million over 2 years to construct a Health and Engineering Wing at the CQUniversity’s Cairns campus. The facility would open in 2028.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, with funding split evenly over the 2 years of the proposal.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2025.

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Preventative health programs in Far North Queensland

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $2 million in 2025-26 for preventative health programs in Far North Queensland. This would include breast and skin cancer screenings, as well as eye and ear checks.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start from 1 July 2025.

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