Govt’s science council sidelined by policy reset


David Allen
Reporter

Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Tim Ayres has defended the meeting record of the government’s top science council while teasing the lineup of the new advisory body set to replace it.

Senate estimates this week heard the National Science Technology Council (NSTC) has only met formally once in the 18 months since Professor Tony Haymet was appointed national chief scientist — a role that includes acting as the council’s …

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