The new plan clears the way for public investment in high-value therapies,naming cancer and heart disease as key areas that deserve government funds.
The HPV vaccine co-creator is stepping back but his name will continue to be associated with groundbreaking research.
Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035,but is being called upon to do more to help prevent the deaths of a woman every 30 seconds from the disease.
Why Australian scientists may have the solution to the coronavirus puzzle.
Leading disease expert Ian Frazer is warning Australia is likely to be isolated from the rest of the world for the time being even if we eradicate coronavirus locally.
Ahead of this week's announcement of the 20th Prime Minister's Prizes for Science,2008 recipient Ian Frazer reflects on the effect of his award.
Ask a teenager how their parents snapped a family photograph at their age,and many will wonder out loud what happened in pre-selfie times.
Meet the 65-year-old Scottish-born medico,who helped develop the human papilloma virus vaccine,and is a former Australian of the Year.
Professor Ian Frazer says "harnessing the immune system" could be the next step to treating virus-associated cancers.