Ms JODIE HARRISON (Charlestown—Minister for Women, Minister for Seniors, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault)—I am pleased to report to the House that a University of Newcastle research team, led by Charlestown electorate-based cancer researcher Professor Matt Dun, has secured a $2 million grant to develop treatments for diffuse midline glioma. This disease, DMG as it is known, is the most lethal form of childhood cancer, responsible for more childhood and young adult cancer-related deaths than any other. Most diagnosed with DMG live less than a year on average after diagnosis. Over many years of research on the part of Professor Dun and his team, key genetic influences have been discovered which could act as targets for drugs developed to treat DMG. Unfortunately, the team's extraordinary work has so far had limited success in developing treatments with long-term survival benefits. With this funding from the NHMRC Medical Research Future Fund, the team will launch the Sequential & Temporal Therapeutic Agility for the Treatment of Diffuse Midline Glioma project. Utilising cutting-edge technologies and drawing upon a wide range of scientific disciplines, this project will aim to improve outcomes for children diagnosed with DMG. My congratulations to Professor Dun and his team, and my every hope for their success.

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