Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians) Share this | Hansard source

This is a very important question. At the last Dementia Australia event held in the parliament with the support of Senator Polley as one of the co-chairs, we heard the voices of a number of people with dementia and the expression of their desire to see a cure for dementia. When we came to government in 2013, we made a significant investment of $200 million towards dementia research. Subsequently, we made another investment of $185 million over 10 years through the Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission, funded from the Medical Research Future Fund. As we all understand, dementia is a significant issue for Australians, and we're determined to do what we can to assist with finding a cure.