PolicyHealth & EducationHealthcareHow an Australian scientist led a cancer vaccine breakthroughAug 20, 2026 – 6.20pmGeorgina Long was in Lisbon when news broke that her decades of work developing therapies to fight skin cancer had hit the jackpot.It was 2am on Thursday morning in Portugal and the former Australian of the Year was bunkered down in her hotel room fielding Zoom calls from excited colleagues and the world’s media.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Latest In Health & educationFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Policy