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Govt promises better environment data in generational reform

Australia’s scientists have called for a new national information system led by an independent agency to manage biodiversity data in response to a shocking report on the state of...

‘Why do you want to be average?’ Science leader’s push on funding

10 June 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

The new government must follow its promising talk about supporting science with a review and decade long investment strategy to correct Australia’s slide down global R&D rankings, according to...

Academy of Science Fellows reach gender parity for the first time

26 May 2022 | by Brandon How

The Australian Academy of Science has elected 22 new Fellows this year in recognition of their contributions to science, with an equal number of men and women appointed for...

Where will science land in the new Labor government?

23 May 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australian science groups have welcomed a new Labor government and will push it for greater recognition of the science portfolio in its next ministry. With an announcement on the...

Election a chance to reset discovery research funding: Science groups

19 May 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australian scientists are eagerly awaiting the result of Saturday’s election as a chance to reset Australia’s discovery research funding following recent bipartisan support for the research commercialisation it enables....

Experts call for space science boost and Australian-owned satellites

20 January 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia is completely reliant on data from foreign-owned satellites for its weather forecasting, resource and water management and disaster response and this is creating a “sovereign risk”, according to...

Scientists welcome Discovery independence amid research funding shakeup

16 December 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s research and scientist groups have welcomed the commitment of strong discovery research funding and independence amid an overhaul of collaborative research funding, but have warned some tweaks to...

Australia risks being a tech laggard without stronger investment

21 September 2021 | by Ben Grubb

Australia risks becoming a laggard among the world’s top technologically driven nations without a stronger investment in digital technology-based research, innovation and workers. That’s according to a new “policy...

Budget lacks basic science funding

13 May 2021 | by John Shine

The story of the past year has been the pandemic: from the first outbreaks in early 2020, the identification of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and methods to detect it, through...

Our ‘active decline’ as a digital nation

4 September 2019 | by Denham Sadler

Australian industry needs more from the research sector and policy reform is needed to address the country’s “active decline” as a digital nation, according to a new report and...

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Govt promises better environment data in generational reform

‘Why do you want to be average?’ Science leader’s push on funding

Academy of Science Fellows reach gender parity for the first time

Where will science land in the new Labor government?

Election a chance to reset discovery research funding: Science groups

Experts call for space science boost and Australian-owned satellites

Australia risks being a tech laggard without stronger investment

Budget lacks basic science funding

Our ‘active decline’ as a digital nation

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