Members of the Strategic Consumer and Community Group, in conjunction with the Consumers Health Forum of Australia, held a workshop for the Consortium Research Fellows and other early career researchers in Wollongong following the Think Tank. The consumer workshop explored the principles and practices needed for meaningful consumer and community involvement in research and co-design.
Consortium members were invited in March to attend the National Primary Care Conference convened by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing in Canberra. Professor Michael Kidd AO was joined at the conference by four of the heads of the five research centres, Associate Professor Margo Barr, and four of the MRFF-funded research fellows. The Consortium was invited to host a workshop at the
Consortium members were joined by members of the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and the Primary Health Networks in Wollongong on the 22 July 2026 for the second annual Consortium Think Tank. This year’s Think Tank focused on a central question: Where are the evidence gaps, and how can research help shape the future
