Commonwealth spending on research and development as a proportion of GDP is expected to be the lowest on record this financial year, disappointing research peak bodies as attention turns...
Australia’s science and research groups want the government to be bold in its overhaul of national science priorities and an accompanying national science statement, backing a “grand challenge” approach...
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is calling for more to be done to boost Australia’s STEM skills capacity to deliver the AUKUS pact and that migration will be needed to...
Greater support for greenhouse gas removal research and technology is needed to meet the urgency of tackling global warming, according to a new report from the Australian Academy of...
The corporation in charge of dispersing $15 billion of government funds into priority economic areas should be required to seek scientific advice on its investments, scientists say, warning transparency...
Australia’s peak research bodies are ramping up pressure on the federal government to deliver on its commitment to push R&D expenditure towards three per cent of GDP. Calls for greater...
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...
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...
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...
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...