EMBL Australia Bioinformatics Resource (EMBL-ABR) is a distributed national research infrastructure providing bioinformatics support to Australian life science researchers. The Resource was set up as a collaboration with the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) to maximise Australia’s bioinformatics capability. This close partnership is made possible in the context of Australia’s associate membership of EMBL. EMBL-ABR is supported by Bioplatforms Australia via Australian Government NCRIS investment, and the University of Melbourne.