Why doesn't Australia make more medicines? Wouldn't that fix drug shortages?

About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. So, could we prevent medication shortages if Australia made more medicines?

12 May 2025
A man in a laboratory holds a vial up to his face

Research and development funding programs unlock benefits for Australian businesses

A UQ-led survey found businesses that engage in research and development programs are more financially successful.

12 May 2025
A man and a woman look at a clipboard in a factory while surrounded by boxes
Professor Fiona Rohde

Resilience is the theme of a business summit at The University of Queensland, featuring Ausenco’s Zimi Meka and former investment banker John R. Talbott.

31 August 2009

A University of Queensland ecologist has won a prestigious award for her work in designing more effective control strategies to combat the spread of invasive weeds.

31 August 2009
David Solnet

Savvy tourism operators are using the economic downturn to rise above their competitors.

28 August 2009
Professor Michael Drinkwater and Forest Lake College entry Captain Stewart Wright

What began as a nationwide contest to encourage an interest in astronomy has ended with a tour of one of the world’s largest telescopes in Hawaii – all without leaving Brisbane.

28 August 2009

Despite years of legislative reform, women who report rape may still be treated insensitively by the criminal justice system, UQ research has found.

27 August 2009

A University of Queensland researcher is part of a national project which has received $1 million funding to discover the proteins that cause multiple sclerosis (MS).

27 August 2009

In the wake of changes in life style and pressures affecting natural resources, a UQ law academic is helping Solomon Islands’ traditional leaders deal with related law and governance issues.

26 August 2009
Oliver She

It has been called “The Super Bowl” of piano pieces and was immortalised in the movie Shine, and now Rachmaninov’s famous Concerto No. 3 will take centre stage for another reason in Brisbane on Friday.

26 August 2009

The anti-organised crime law proposed by Queensland’s Premier and Attorney-General is counterproductive and may make the suppression and prevention of organised crime more difficult, according to a University of Queensland law academic.

26 August 2009

A $1million funding boost for the Queensland Centre for Health Data Services will assist development of ‘report cards’ on health service delivery.

26 August 2009

As part of UQ’s commitment to environmental sustainability the University has become a signatory to the international Talloires Declaration. Please include a link to the declaration.

26 August 2009