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Chief Scientist on ‘glacial’ STEM diversity progress

Achieving gender parity in senior STEM leadership positions in Australia will take more than 150 years at the current pace, according to Australia’s chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley, who...

Uni research gets $1b pandemic survival injection

7 October 2020 | by Stuart Kennedy

Australia’s university research sector has been given a $1 billion pandemic survival injection in the budget while a new government study will scope out the potential of a translational...

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...

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...

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...

The federal government has dished out funding for supercomputers, drones, FinTech and online safety awareness campaigns as part of its federal budget. Delivered by Treasurer Scott Morrison in Canberra...