The renewed Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Respiratory Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children is a 5-year program of research and capacity building funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) from 2027–2031. It builds on our two previous CREs funded since 2012.

Some of the key achievements from the previous CRE were:

• Research outcomes incorporated into 27 national/international guidelines
• Fourteen research findings were adopted as policy/practice
• Standard treatment manuals used in remote First Nations communities
• The development of educational tools and videos that have been incorporated into clinical practice
• Research capacity increased with over 12 Research Higher Degree completions, 3 First Nations
• Over $15 million in additional research funding obtained during the CRE
• 184 publications during the CRE