SCHIZOPHRENIA (SYDNEY) New South Wales Health Minister ANDREW REFSHAUGE has allocated $400,000 towards schizophrenia research in the state. Dr REFSHAUGE, who's also Minister for Health, made the announcement ahead of the first annual conference of the Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders in Newcastle today. It's part of a $2 million package over five years committed by the state government.