Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

Australian medical research has been at the forefront of delivering life-saving treatments for patients around the world. The revolutionary human papillomavirus vaccines that help protect against four types of HPV are based on technology first developed and patented in Australia. Apart from its impacts on women's health worldwide, the vaccine was one of the first Australian pharmaceutical successes to result in a fair share of economic flow back to Australia. Just last month, we announced the listing of a new and improved Gardasil 9 vaccine that will protect against another five strains of the HPV. This $460 million investment by the coalition to the National Immunisation Program is another great example of how the government is taking cutting-edge medical research to the people of Australia. This government takes the health of Australians seriously; contrast this with the record on health of those opposite. (Time expired)