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Coding skills, a vocational gift beyond STEM

Australia will likely still fall short of meeting its near-term tech skills needs with its conservative approach to STEM and vocational education. Longer-term, this approach threatens to saddle graduates...

Women in STEM fall far short of equity

27 July 2020 | by Alan Finkel and Lisa Harvey-Smith

The events of 2020 are reshaping the way we live, work, teach and learn. And while we have all been affected differently, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on...

Science and tech council meets again

2 September 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The government’s peak advisory body on tech and science has turned its attention to the development of an artificial intelligence ethics framework and lifelong learning of STEM skills. The...

Govt unveils new engineering push

30 April 2019 | by James Riley

Industry Minister Karen Andrews will this morning unveil new details of a $6.2 million schools-based program to produce a bigger pool of potential engineering students from across the nation....

Budget concerns for science leaders

2 April 2019 | by James Riley

While the Coalition budget’s science announcements hold one marquee boost to the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), there was precious little to impress science leaders in other areas and...

Karen Andrews on science ambition

6 November 2018 | by James Riley

Industry, Science and Technology Minister Karen Andrews says Australia needs to address where the skills shortages are now before the country looks to importing labour. This is one of...

STEM diversity an economic necessity

12 September 2018 | by James Riley

Improving gender diversity in Australia’s STEM workforce is an “economic necessity” that required a “cohesive, holistic and sustained approach” to achieve, according to the Academy of Science. The Academy...

Govt outlines women in STEM

16 May 2018 | by James Riley

The federal government has outlined how it will spend $4.5 million to encourage more women and girls to pursue a career in STEM, with funding going towards a 10-year...

Willox: Skills are a massive problem

30 October 2017 | by Beverley Head

Australia is in danger of falling off the skills cliff according to Australian Industry Group CEO, Innes Willox – severely limiting organisations’ ability to innovate and grow. AI Group...

DHS to hire 125 STEM grads

3 April 2017 | by James Riley

The Department of Human Services is looking to employ more than 100 STEM graduates to assist with its wide-ranging IT efforts that include projects at the centre of much...

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