The Australia Bioinformatics Resource (EMBL-ABR) (formerly the Bioinformatics Resource Australia - EMBL (BRAEMBL)) was a significant initiative under the associate membership to EMBL.

Since 2019, all activities carried out under EMBL-ABR have rolled over into the Bioplatforms Australia (NCRIS-funded) Australian BioCommons, under new funding agreements and led by Associate Professor Andrew Lonie.

EMBL-ABR aimed to: EMBL-ABR was supported by Bioplatforms Australia and the University of Melbourne.

EMBL-ABR Hub was hosted at the Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative (VLSCI) at the University of Melbourne.

[citation needed] In July 2016, EMBL-ABR announced an agreement to collaborate with GOBLET to develop training programs for bioinformatics.