News - Menzies

MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies launches campaign to bring world class genomic science to the NT

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May 19, 2026 - 09:00am

Menzies has launched an End of Financial Year campaign to raise $100,000 to bring next generation genomic sequencing technology to the NT. This will transform how researchers’ study, track, and understand infectious diseases across northern Australia.
MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies celebrates 40 years of impact with release of Menzies Collection

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May 08, 2025 - 11:45am

Menzies’ is proud to announce the release of the Menzies Collection – a special Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) publication - to mark its 40th anniversary in 2025.
MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies’ CRESTRA part of newly funded national consortium to improve primary healthcare

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March 13, 2025 - 13:15pm

CRESTRA has been nationally recognised for its leadership in remote multidisciplinary primary healthcare.
MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies unveils new brand in 40th year

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March 04, 2025 - 16:30pm

Menzies is proud to launch its new brand, celebrating the organisation’s impact, over its 40 years of research.
MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers in the top 2 per cent

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October 18, 2022 - 16:12pm

Menzies School of Health Research is celebrating the work of its researchers who have been ranked amongst the world’s top scientists.
MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies renews MoU with Timor-Leste Ministry of Health

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March 11, 2022 - 09:00am

An important partnership in the work to improve public health in Timor-Leste has been strengthened with Menzies and the Timor-Leste Ministry of Health signing a new Memorandum of Understanding .
DILI POST | Menzies- MS Asina MoU Ba Tinan Tolu

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March 11, 2022 - 08:00am

Ami nia prezensa iha Timor-Leste ne’e ajuda ona hodi planeia, kolabora no hala'o ami nia peskiza no mós preparadu ho di'ak hodi suporta no hasa’e kapasidade funsionáriu lokál sira nian,” haktuir Cass.
Sunday Territorian | Medical school critical for NT

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February 13, 2022 - 08:00am

AS a local born and bred Aboriginal Territorian, having worked in both levels of government and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations and for the past 16 years as the chief executive for the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT), I understand and have actively promoted the need to grow our own local medical workforce.
NT News | School's strategic board appointed

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February 09, 2022 - 08:00am

Leading medical expert Len Notaras has been appointed the Chairman of the Charles Darwin University Menzies School of Medicine strategic board.
CDU Newsroom | New Board appointed to CDU Menzies School of Medicine

Date

February 08, 2022 - 08:00am

Charles Darwin University (CDU) has announced a new Strategic Board for the CDU Menzies School of Medicine.
Territory Kidney Care: integrated chronic disease support in the NT

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December 16, 2021 - 15:53pm

TKC represents a collaboration between Menzies School of Health Research, NT Health and the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT).
HEAL network to tackle health impacts of climate change

Date

December 10, 2021 - 09:00am

Charles Darwin University and Menzies researchers are part of the 100 researchers in the new HEAL network, which aims to protect the health of Australians impacted by climate change
Researchers at CDU some of the most influential in their fields

Date

December 03, 2021 - 10:00am

According to a Stanford University study, there were 22 academics from CDU and Menzies School of Health research who ranked in the top two per cent of researchers referenced in their respected disciplines for 2020.
CDU announces new School of Medicine for the Territory

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November 16, 2021 - 10:00am

A new School of Medicine will be established at Charles Darwin University (CDU) in partnership with Menzies School of Health Research, as plans progress to establish a new medical program across the Northern Territory.
New network to protect the health of Australians impacted by climate change

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November 16, 2021 - 09:00am

Menzies was today announced as a partner in the new national research network ‘Healthy Environments And Lives’ (HEAL), which aims to protect the health of Australians impacted by climate change.
$10 million national network to build resilience to the human health impacts of environmental change

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November 16, 2021 - 08:00am

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) welcomes today’s announcement by Minister for Health Greg Hunt of the $10 million Special Initiative in Human Health and Environmental Change.
Delivering a local medical program for the Territory

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October 01, 2021 - 11:30am

Charles Darwin University has joined Menzies in its aspirations to establish the CDU/Menzies Medical Program, as a part of a new Northern Australian Health Workforce Alliance to support the health workforce needs of the Northern Territory and, more broadly, northern Australia.
ABC News | 2021 NT Order of Australia recipients include scientists, space researchers and police

Date

January 26, 2021 - 06:00am

Featuring Menzies Prof Alan Cass AO and Prof Amanda Leach AM.
Territory Q | NT Digital Excellence Awards

Date

January 06, 2021 - 07:00am

Community Benefit Award in partnership with DXC Technology - Menzies Territory Kidney Care
Worimi Man Associate Professor Kelvin Kong Takes Menzies Medallion

Date

January 05, 2021 - 06:00am

Associate Professor Kong was presented with the Menzies Medallion in recognition of his leadership in Aboriginal health service delivery, advocacy, and research.
The Segment - Professor Alan Cass, Menzies School of Health Research

Date

December 11, 2020 - 12:03pm

Menzies director Professor Alan Cass talked to Chris O'Brien on The Segment about the business of Menzies.
CDU academics named among world’s most influential

Date

November 26, 2020 - 10:41am

Menzies School of Health Research Professor Bart Currie, Professor Anne Chang AM, Professor Ric Price, Associate Professor Steven Tong, Professor Nicholas Anstey, Professor Joshua Davis, Professor Alan Cass, Professor Peter Morris and Professor Amanda Leach
University of Newcastle | Aboriginal ear surgeon honoured with Menzies Medallion

Date

November 16, 2020 - 12:00pm

Associate Professor Kelvin Kong received the medal on Friday, recognising his leadership in Aboriginal health service delivery, advocacy and research.
Acclaimed surgeon wins prestigious award

Date

November 14, 2020 - 06:30am

Australia’s first Aboriginal surgeon, the highly acclaimed ear, nose and throat surgeon, Associate Professor Kelvin Kong, has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.
Aboriginal ear surgeon honoured with Menzies Medallion

Date

November 13, 2020 - 14:00pm

Australia’s first Aboriginal surgeon, the highly acclaimed ear, nose and throat surgeon, Associate Professor Kelvin Kong has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.
Ex-bank boss to help pick CDU chief

Date

October 15, 2020 - 02:00am

The committee also includes CDU council member and Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities chief executive Ken Davies, Menzies School of Health Research director Alan Cass.
Interpreters for Aboriginal people in hospital

Date

August 18, 2020 - 09:36am

On Health Report with Dr Norman Swan - Prof Anna Ralph - Menzies School of Health Research and Infectious Diseases Physician, RDH
AAMRI’s budget priority: secure the future of Australia’s next generation of talent

Date

August 03, 2020 - 12:00pm

Australian medical research institutes are raising the alarm about the precarious position facing our earlier-career scientists.
$5.6m for medical research projects

Date

June 03, 2020 - 12:10pm

Five researchers based at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) have received funding in the form of Investigator Grants.
Five medical research projects recognised in the Northern Territory

Date

May 21, 2020 - 10:36am

Five researchers based at Menzies have received recognition in the form of Investigator Grants from the NHMRC and the MRFF.
$400 million funding boost for health and medical research

Date

May 20, 2020 - 16:04pm

Including Menzies School of Health Research work towards the elimination of chronic hepatitis B in the Northern Territory.
Australian doctors aid Timor Leste in COVID-19 fight

Date

April 24, 2020 - 09:19am

Australian doctors have joined the fight against COVID-19 in Timor-Leste in a bid to prevent devastation in one of South-East Asia's most vulnerable countries.
Australian doctors aim to stop COVID-19 from 'tearing through' Timor-Leste

Date

April 16, 2020 - 10:56am

Australian doctors have joined the fight against COVID-19 in Timor-Leste in a bid to prevent devastation in one of South-East Asia's most vulnerable countries.
Expert opinion - Kidney disease and COVID-19

Date

April 09, 2020 - 14:00pm

For many years, experts at Menzies School of Health Research have contributed to the development and revision of national guidelines for health service delivery. The COVID-19 pandemic poses multiple challenges to how we deliver critical health services...
A new action plan to tackle kidney disease

Date

March 13, 2020 - 08:43am

The Government has launched the National Strategic Action Plan for Kidney Disease and awarded $3.5 million in funding to organisations to take immediate action.
Trial shows using two drugs not better than one when treating MRSA blood infections

Date

February 12, 2020 - 14:34pm

Researchers attempting to improve the treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood infections have discovered the combination of two antibiotics was no better than one, and led to more adverse effects.
Trial shows using two drugs not better than one when treating MRSA blood infections

Date

February 12, 2020 - 08:00am

Researchers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood infections say combination of two antibiotics was no better than one.
Director’s Communiqué | Issue 21 November 2019

Date

December 03, 2019 - 14:09pm

Uncle Mick and Jesse John Fleay met with Professor James Smith and his team at Menzies School of Research in Darwin.
Ramaciotti Biomedical Award worth $1 million granted to Northern Territory research team

Date

November 07, 2019 - 01:00am

The biennial Ramaciotti Biomedical Research Award, worth $1 million, has been granted to a biomedical research team at the Menzies School of Health Research, based in Darwin.
Radio National Breakfast | The corrosive impact of racism

Date

October 31, 2019 - 08:51am

In a speech to be delivered at the Menzies Oration tonight, Leanne Liddle will argue that discrimination directly causes high incarceration rates and poor health outcomes.
Directors Statement National Reconciliation Week 2019 27 May – 3 June

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May 24, 2019 - 15:22pm

Menzies School of Health Research is engaging with National Reconciliation Week through a series of activities organised by the Menzies Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Working Group with support from other staff at Menzies.
SMH | Hope and healing

Date

April 28, 2019 - 02:00am

A new approach to treatment is helping Indigenous Australians fight kidney disease
Centralian Advocate | New role for Professor in Alice

Date

April 16, 2019 - 02:00am

Professor John Wakerman will now be taking charge of remote and rural health services research in Alice Springs.
Professor of Remote and Rural Health Services Research appointed in Alice Springs

Date

April 12, 2019 - 07:00am

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) announces the appointment of Professor John Wakerman to lead remote and rural health services research based in Alice Springs.
Sport a boost to Menzies Indigenous health research

Date

April 01, 2019 - 08:00am

Charles Darwin University E-news | Issue 2 Monday, 01 April 2019
Menzies secures NHMRC funding to continue ground breaking research

Date

December 12, 2018 - 11:32am

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has welcomed today’s announcement of more than $12 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding for new and ongoing research.
CDU E-news | Menzies rewards commitment to health research

Date

November 05, 2018 - 09:00am

The Menzies Board has created a new award this year, The Companion of Menzies, to recognise exceptional contributions and support to the continued development and success of Menzies School of Health Research.
Sun Newspapers | Recognised for hard work

Date

October 30, 2018 - 02:00am

Sun Newspapers report on Professor Paul Torzillo receiving the Menzies Medallion
NT News | Researcher recognised for his hard work

Date

October 27, 2018 - 02:00am

NT News report on Professor Paul Torzillo receiving the Menzies Medallion
Health system struggling with organ donation success

Date

September 17, 2018 - 00:00am

Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Menzies School of Health Research and Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry found the disparity had barely changed over time.
The ‘Communicate’ Study : Poster

Date

September 10, 2018 - 09:00am

A poster presentation on a study of patient-provider intercultural communication at Royal Darwin Hospital and consequently Aboriginal patient health outcomes, measured using quantitative and qualitative data.
F&P| Balnaves Foundation contributes $2.5m to treating Indigenous hearing loss

Date

August 21, 2018 - 11:59am

New initiative is jointly funded by the NT and federal governments, based on research from the Menzies School of Health Research.
Sounds Like Progress | NT News 15 August 2018

Date

August 15, 2018 - 01:00am

$7.9 million investment in remote NT - Hearing for Learning Initiative
Investing in Territory Kids and Generational Change – Hearing for Learning

Date

August 14, 2018 - 16:00pm

A public private partnership between the Northern Territory Government, Australian Government and the Balnaves Foundation is addressing chronic hearing problems in Territory children.
'Our kids need proper water': Families plead for action over uranium in drinking water

Date

June 19, 2018 - 15:30pm

Respected Northern Territory kidney specialist Alan Cass, from the Menzies School of Health Research, said those claims needed "careful research".
Budget 2018: Aboriginal patients convinced the Government to help them get home

Date

May 10, 2018 - 08:46am

On her island home, far away from talk of tax cuts and budget wins and losses, Jacqueline Amagula got the news she has been waiting and fighting for.
Win for dialysis patients in Northern Territory

Date

April 29, 2018 - 00:15am

THE Territory’s kidney disease sufferers will be the major beneficiaries of a new Medicare item to be announced by the Turnbull Government today.
Roundtable Towards Roadmap For Renal Health - Media Release

Date

February 23, 2018 - 13:00pm

A renal roundtable convened by Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt AM in Darwin began charting the roadmap this week.
2017 Menzies Oration: Democratising Indigenous Data

Date

November 24, 2017 - 09:00am

The 2017 Menzies Oration delivered by Professor Ian Anderson AO, Deputy Secretary Indigenous Affairs in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Longest running Aboriginal health study to enter new stage

Date

November 10, 2017 - 17:45pm

For thirty years, researchers at the Menzies School of Health research have been tracking the health of babies born to Aboriginal mothers at Royal Darwin Hospital between 1987 and 1990.
$12 Million NT Investment aims to save lives

Date

November 10, 2017 - 08:00am

Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion and Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt AM today announced the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding for researchers at Darwin’s Menzies School of Medical Research, covering Indigenous-specific and broader health projects.
Menzies secures funding to improve Indigenous child health

Date

November 10, 2017 - 08:00am

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has welcomed today’s announcement of more than $12 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding for new and ongoing research.
CAAMA | Great potential to learn from Aboriginal people

Date

September 06, 2017 - 11:30am

The winner of a prestigious Kidney Health Australia Clinical Science Award says kidney specialists need to better understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander views on kidney transplant and how they wish to deal with kidney disease in communities.
NT News - Kidney research wins prize

Date

September 06, 2017 - 09:40am

NT NEWS reports Professor Alan Cass, wins the prestigious Kidney Health Australia Clinical Science Award.
Professor Alan Cass, wins clinical science award

Date

September 06, 2017 - 09:22am

Kidney specialist and Director of Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), Professor Alan Cass, was presented with the prestigious Kidney Health Australia Clinical Science Award tonight at the 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN ASM) conference dinner.
Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation teams with Menzies

Date

September 06, 2017 - 07:00am

Called Opening Doors, the chronic disease strategy evaluation report shines a light on the work done by the Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation in NSW with Menzies.
Indigenous voices to be heard

Date

September 05, 2017 - 10:00am

Indigenous people with end-stage kidney disease from across northern and central Australia will be sharing their stories at an upcoming kidney conference in the hope of effecting change.
QLD Government | B.Strong training program release

Date

August 09, 2017 - 10:00am

QLD Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Cameron Dick launched the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Brief Intervention Training Program.
Dr G Yunupingu chose to leave dialysis knowing he would die, doctor says

Date

July 27, 2017 - 19:00pm

Late Arnhem Land musician Dr G Yunupingu chose to end his dialysis treatment knowing the dire consequences that would follow, his doctor has told the ABC.
Medicare Review Taskforce’s recommendation for ‘on country’ dialysis

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June 07, 2017 - 09:00am

Menzies Director Professor Alan Cass, is also the Chair of the Renal Clinical Committee which is recommending a dedicated MBS item number to support ‘on country’ dialysis.
Menzies director Alan Cass podcast on Territory FM

Date

May 04, 2017 - 17:07pm

Professor Alan Cass, discusses how rigorous research that explores patterns in health and disease – in collaboration with Indigenous communities – is key to improving health.
Kids get kidney message

Date

March 15, 2016 - 15:15pm

EARLY education is the best way to bring down the NT's sky-high rate of kidney disease, according to Kidney Health Australia medical adviser Alan Cass.
'Institutionalised racism' reason for fewer Indigenous kidney transplants

Date

August 27, 2015 - 13:28pm

Institutionalised discrimination against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians may be behind a widening gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients receiving kidney transplants, a kidney specialist and researcher has claimed.
Garma: art and politics come together for a moving Arnhem Land festival

Date

August 06, 2015 - 16:56pm

Held on an escarpment in north-east Arnhem Land, the Garma festival site is called Gulkula in Yolngu language. Traditionally owned by the Gumatj clan, it overlooks a pandanus and stringybark forest that ends at the Arafura sea. It has long been a place for clans to gather and talk.
Dialysis urged for remote communities

Date

August 01, 2015 - 16:59pm

For Yalmay Yunupingu, moving to Darwin for five years so her husband, the Yothu Yindi frontman and renowned Yolngu leader Dr Yunupingu, could receive dialysis for his end-stage kidney disease was a nightmare.
Menzies leaders inducted into important new health and medical academy

Date

March 27, 2015 - 10:00am

Three Menzies researchers inducted as Fellows of the newly formed Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
World first research shows shocking numbers of preventable deaths from gaps in kidney failure treatment

Date

March 16, 2015 - 17:12pm

Research by Menzies director Professor Alan Cass in collaboration with The George Institute for Global Health has shown that more than two million people globally die unnecessarily every year because they cannot access treatment for kidney failure (dialysis or a kidney transplant).
Anti-alcohol campaigners honoured with Menzies Medallion

Date

November 12, 2014 - 10:00am

Two of the most influential identities in the fight against alcohol-related issues affecting the lives of Indigenous people in the NT have been recognised with a prestigious award for their unwavering efforts.
National boost for new Indigenous and tropical health research

Date

October 20, 2014 - 09:58am

Menzies has been awarded more than $12 million in federal funding for 12 competitive grants and fellowships to help improve outcomes for disadvantaged populations in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
National boost for new Indigenous and tropical health research

Date

October 20, 2014 - 09:00am

Menzies has been awarded more than $12 million in federal funding for 12 competitive grants and fellowships to help improve outcomes for disadvantaged populations in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Pioneering skin sores research to improve health of children globally

Date

August 27, 2014 - 08:29am

A NT-based research project investigating alternative and more practical treatments for skin sores is set to benefit the millions of children worldwide who suffer from this infection.
Menzies research shines on the national stage

Date

October 24, 2013 - 09:00am

Menzies has been awarded federal funding for 11 competitive grants and fellowships to help improve outcomes for disadvantaged populations in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
730NT: Fight against kidney disease scourge

Date

October 14, 2013 - 09:00am

For people from remote communities, the diagnosis of kidney failure often means moving far from home to have life-saving dialysis. Some communities are so concerned about the increasing number of people leaving for dialysis, that they've rallied to set up their own clinics.
Esteemed kidney specialist conferred national health science award

Date

September 10, 2013 - 09:00am

One of Australia'sleading kidney specialists has been recognised with a prestigious national award for his contributions to kidney health and advancing Indigenous health.
SBS World News: Dr Yunupingu's death highlights health disparities

Date

July 02, 2013 - 12:00pm

The death of Yothu Yindi frontman Dr Yunupingu highlights anew the health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Condolence Statement - Dr M Yunupingu

Date

June 03, 2013 - 12:00pm

The staff and students at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) offer their deepest condolences to the Yunupingu family on the passing of Dr M Yunupingu.
Reconciliation through social media

Date

June 03, 2013 - 00:00am

To celebrate National Reconciliation Week 2013 (27 May – 3 June), the staff at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) have braved a camera lens to share their thoughts on what reconciliation and recognition means to them.
Esteemed kidney specialist recognised with national health science award

Date

March 25, 2013 - 12:00pm

One of Australia’s leading kidney specialists has been recognised with a prestigious national award for his contributions to kidney health and advancing Indigenous health.
730NT: New Director of the Menzies School of Health Research

Date

October 12, 2012 - 12:00pm

Kidney disease expert Professor Alan Cass takes over the reins at Menzies.
Esteemed kidney specialist appointed as new Director of Menzies School of Health Research

Date

October 11, 2012 - 12:00pm

A leading Australian kidney specialist will take the helm at the Northern Territory’s Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), following a six-month global search for a world-class director and health researcher.
A bold new vision

Date

October 03, 2012 - 12:00pm

Menzies welcomes its new director, renowned kidney specialist and public health expert, Alan Cass.

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