30 June 2020 - Medicines Australia welcomes the announcement from the Minister for Health, the Hon Greg Hunt MP, during his CEDA address that he will be asking the National Cabinet to expedite Medicines Australia’s long standing initiative proposing “a one stop shop” for ethics approval of clinical trials in Australia.

While improvements to R&D tax incentive policy settings also remain essential, harmonisation of the arrangements surrounding clinical trials nationwide are vital if we are to increase investment in this critical area and ensure a health-led economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

This reform will mean a healthier Australia along with investment in Australian jobs and economic growth.

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