An evolutionary biologist and virologist from the University of Sydney who played a critical role in the global scientific response to COVID-19, Professor Edward C Holmes, has been awarded...
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The national science agency has had to defend itself against accusations from government senators of an “anti-animal” influence on its research and investments, following a campaign by farming groups...
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Industry department officials have denied a “bias” against Victoria and local pharmaceutical giant CSL as part of the ongoing efforts to stump up an mRNA vaccine manufacturing capability, with...
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Women make up less than a third of the Australian STEM workforce and face a gender pay gap of 22 per cent, according to a new survey of the...
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New South Wales has the potential to be a global leader in using surplus renewable energy to create and export clean fuels and chemicals like green hydrogen and ammonia,...
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Australia’s science agency has launched a new $7 million drill core research lab in Perth to analyse underground samples in the search for the critical minerals needed to power...
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The refinancing of Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance two weeks ago has kick started work on plans for a massive, world-scale GreenSteel investment by the company which would transform its...
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Dr Katherine Woodthorpe has called for more secure science funding and greater respect for the profession at a time when it is under attack from “angry wild mobs” and...
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The Coalition’s plan to introduce a cap on withdrawals from the Medical Research Future Fund is a “breach of its own promises” and will serve to “undermine medical research”...
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It is more than 12 years since authors Dan Senor and Saul Singer chronicled Israel’s “economic miracle” in the landmark book Startup Nation. The Israel innovation ecosystem has changed...
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The new AUKUS agreement marks a “seminal moment” for technology access and transfer and Australia needs to be “restlessly ambitious” to take advantage of the opportunities on offer, according...
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Net zero emissions by 2050 is the minimum target Australia needs to improve its economy, according to Andrew Liveris, who has urged the federal government to commit to the...
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Freshly-minted Science and Technology minister Melissa Price has appointed Kathryn Fagg – one of Australia’s most experienced company directors – as chair of the national science agency, the Commonwealth...
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The opposition has urged the federal government to take a leading role on the waiver of COVID-19 vaccine-related intellectual property and form a global coalition in support of it,...