Tag: Ambitious Australia

Australia must reset its relationship with science: Deputy PM

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s “cultural relationship with science” needs to change, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said this week, igniting new optimism that the upcoming budget will lay new foundational footings for...

Former SA deputy premier appointed to CSIRO board

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Three senior scientists have been appointed to the boards of the national science and nuclear agencies as the federal government pushes ahead with the “reprioritisation and refocusing” of their...

SERD’s unanswered questions on business incentives

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
The centrepiece proposals in the Strategic Examination of Research and Development (SERD) report – known as Ambitious Australia – would redefine what counts as R&D, leave the fiscal cost...

Top scientists issue stark warning over medical research lag

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Over 70 of Australia’s top scientists have urged the government to unlock billions in stranded medical research funding, warning young researchers and new innovations are being locked out under...

‘I’m ambitious for reform’: Tim Ayres talks up R&D

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Industry minister Tim Ayres has given the strongest signal yet that the federal government intends to take a more strategic, coordinated approach to Australia’s R&D system. But he has...

Science Meets Parliament now meets the economy

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Science and Technology Australia aims to drive commercialisation and productivity outcomes through closer connections between science and business with a new national leadership initiative to be unveiled at its...

Fuel crisis demands we reconnect research to industry

Posted on   |  by Natalie Chapman
We all still remember how Australia came together during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Commonwealth, state and territory governments, industry, the research sector and the wider community were united in the...

SERD report is a wake-up call for industry: Opposition

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Shadow science minister Aaron Violi says the Strategic Examination of R&D report should be an industrial “wake-up call” for Australia, and demands action from a government that has deprioritised...