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‘Name and fame’ Australia’s climate champions

Scientists have called on the government to “name and fame” the industry sectors leading Australia’s emissions reduction push, recommending the disclosure be added to Labor’s landmark climate change bill....

Public trust in science buoys ahead of National Science Week

4 August 2022 | by Brandon How

An annual survey launched as part of National Science Week has found that Australians have retained a strong trust in science and scientists. The report by American conglomerate 3M...

‘We’re going to fix it’: Husic’s clarion call to Australian science

3 June 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Ed Husic has begun his leadership of the Industry and Science portfolio by thanking Australia’s scientists and promising to listen more, respect their advice to government, and build a...

Election a chance to reset discovery research funding: Science groups

19 May 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australian scientists are eagerly awaiting the result of Saturday’s election as a chance to reset Australia’s discovery research funding following recent bipartisan support for the research commercialisation it enables....

Budget Insider: The volume gets turned up on innovation policy

31 March 2022 | by Brandon How

In the shadow of an imminent election, this year’s federal budget included some welcome investments for Australian innovation ecosystem, but didn’t go far enough, according to a panel of...

‘Bench to boardroom’ skills can bring 22-fold return on govt’s $1.6b research fund

2 March 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

A strategic approach to science skills is needed to create a “new era of economic opportunity” built on the federal government’s $2.2 billion research commercialisation plan, the president of...

A research boost is critical to economy and well-being: STA

27 January 2022 | by Brandon How

Australia’s peak science lobby has called on government to “double down” on its research and development investment to raise it to 3 per cent of GDP in order to...

Research Centres of Excellence at ‘grave risk’ from funding changes

16 December 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

The peak science group has urged the federal government to reconsider its plan to tie most collaborative research funding to manufacturing priorities, warning the change could make some Centres...

Science entrepreneur Mark Hutchinson named STA president

25 November 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

The peak scientist group has appointed South Australian biomedicine researcher Professor Mark Hutchinson as its new president, replacing outgoing Professor Jeremy Brownlie. The new president is a science entrepreneur...

Call to restore flatlining public research investment

8 November 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Australian scientists have urged political leaders to address Australia’s falling levels of research funding in their upcoming election policies or risk a further slide down global rankings as other...

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‘Name and fame’ Australia’s climate champions

Public trust in science buoys ahead of National Science Week

‘We’re going to fix it’: Husic’s clarion call to Australian science

Election a chance to reset discovery research funding: Science groups

Budget Insider: The volume gets turned up on innovation policy

‘Bench to boardroom’ skills can bring 22-fold return on govt’s $1.6b research fund

A research boost is critical to economy and well-being: STA

Research Centres of Excellence at ‘grave risk’ from funding changes

Science entrepreneur Mark Hutchinson named STA president

Call to restore flatlining public research investment

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