Health is one of the nine Science and Research Priorities announced by hte government. Sapol Chairatkaewcharoen/Shutterstock July 7, 2015 Research priority: make Australia’s health system efficient, equitable and integrated Kathryn North, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Jane Gunn, The University of Melbourne; Jim McCluskey, The University of Melbourne, and Sally Redman, Sax Institute Australia spends around 10% of GDP on health, so it’s imperative that our research strategies also generate economic benefits.