MELBOURNE, Australia- After a week of national events, the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on April 19 sought to reassure scientists that his government was rethinking a rumor of $ 423 million ($ 400 million AUD) cut medical research over 3 years, starting in the 2011-12 budget. "For those who have responded and even came out and demonstrated because of their concerns, I would say that the time of judgment is on budget night," she told ABC news. "There has never been more money invested in medical research in the history of this nation than there is today, right now, under this government."
the issue has become a political issue, with Peter Dutton, the health minister of the opposition, telling a rally in Brisbane on Tuesday that the budget for medical research should not be cut but raised by $ 212 million ( AUD $ 0 million). the government has allocated $ 746 million (AUD $ 710 million) in 2010-11. "My call today for Julia Gillard is to match our commitment to spending on medical research," said Dutton the crowd.
Earlier this week, medical researchers met with senior government officials. Doug Hilton, director Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of medical Research in Melbourne, "the government has heard the voice of the industry and the community, it is very clear to talk to those who are committed to medical research. "the moment of truth will come on 10 May, when the 2011-12 budget is released.
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