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Cuts to the NHMRC budget will undermine the health of all Australians — today and in the future!

The Australian Government has proposed cuts to the federal budget, with the ever looming threat of significant cuts to medical research funding. The National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) are warning that cuts to medical research may have a catastrophic impact on the health of all Australians.

An article in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) talks about the issues involves and urges all those who care about Australia's Health to sign the online petition and demonstrate support for medical research.

To simply go straight to the online petition follow this link: Online Petition

You can find the eMJA article here: Medical Journal of Australia

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SPAbird: @jasonbelcher We would definitely still be interested in it!!

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