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‘We’ve got to defend our researchers’: Govt urged to act on Trump influence

Australia must stare down the Trump administration’s attempt to influence research by applying a consistent approach to foreign interference, former Higher Education and Science minister Kim Carr says. The...

What now for Industry, Innovation and Science Australia?

19 January 2025 | by James Riley

The federal government’s peak advisory body on industrial policy, Industry, Innovation and Science Australia, has not provided published advice since 2023. It has no chair and no deputy chair....

Money for nothing: Australia’s dismal R&D performance

3 February 2024 | by Sandy Plunkett

“Show me the incentive and I’ll show you the outcome. If you have a dumb incentive, you get a dumb outcome.” It’s the most famous public quip of Charlie...

Kim Carr farewelled from politics as ‘champion for Australian industry’

31 March 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Outgoing Senator Kim Carr was praised by both sides of politics on Wednesday afternoon as a champion of Australian innovation, a portfolio “powerhouse” and a fiery debater. With a...

Senate veteran and industry advocate Kim Carr set to leave politics

27 March 2022 | by Denham Sadler

Long-time industry advocate and former Cabinet minister Kim Carr has announced his retirement from politics after serving nearly 30 years as a Senator. Senator Carr announced on Sunday morning...

Kim Carr: Substantial changes still needed on ‘anti-trolling’ bill

24 March 2022 | by Denham Sadler

The minority report of a Senate committee looking at government’s controversial “anti-trolling” bill says it needs “substantial amendments” and that there is not enough time to get this done...

Govt and Labor reject bill removing minister’s research veto power

22 March 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

A bipartisan Senate committee has rejected a bill that would strip the Education minister of research funding veto powers, despite widespread community support and an unprecedented backlash to the...

Stand up and explain it in Parliament: Kim Carr slams research ‘politicisation’

13 January 2022 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government should be forced to explain in Parliament why it has gone against independent advice in vetoing research grants according to Labor Senator Kim Carr, who slammed...

Minister rejects six peer-reviewed ARC research grants on ‘national interest’ grounds

24 December 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

The acting education minister has vetoed six humanities research grants which had been recommended by the independent Australian Research Council for funding. The veto was revealed on Christmas eve...

Govt denies ‘bias’ against Victoria for local mRNA vaccine facility

28 October 2021 | by Denham Sadler

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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‘We’ve got to defend our researchers’: Govt urged to act on Trump influence

What now for Industry, Innovation and Science Australia?

Money for nothing: Australia’s dismal R&D performance

Kim Carr farewelled from politics as ‘champion for Australian industry’

Senate veteran and industry advocate Kim Carr set to leave politics

Kim Carr: Substantial changes still needed on ‘anti-trolling’ bill

Govt and Labor reject bill removing minister’s research veto power

Stand up and explain it in Parliament: Kim Carr slams research ‘politicisation’

Minister rejects six peer-reviewed ARC research grants on ‘national interest’ grounds

Govt denies ‘bias’ against Victoria for local mRNA vaccine facility

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