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The pages of our national newspapers are littered with debate about the merits of the Albanese Government’s Future Made in Australia policy. Yet, the one factor that supporters and opponents equally ignore is that no matter your vision for the future, economic power in the 21st century correlates with scientific power.

The Australian Academy of Science is developing a 10-year plan to demonstrate how science needs to evolve to achieve our national ambitions and advance Australian interests locally and globally.

The Academy welcomes the package of health and medical research initiatives announced today by the Australian Government, including the powerful Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) research missions that will be delivered through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

The Australian Academy of Science has long supported the need for Australia and Australian governments to invest in what is important for our future.

Australia is failing to halt, slow, or reverse the loss of biodiversity. We have one of the worst records of species extinctions of any continent, with nearly 50% of the world’s known and historically recorded mammal extinctions.  

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a leading authority in climate and oceanic research, declared a global coral bleaching event overnight.

The Australian Academy of Science welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement of his government’s intention to legislate a Future Made in Australia Act.

Australia’s scientists say the passage of the Defence Trade Control Amendment Bill 2023 today improves the balance between protecting Australia’s national security and enabling the benefits that open scientific collaboration offer Australia and the globe.

Parliamentarians have backed a more robust and research-oriented system for the nation by passing reforms to the Australian Research Council (ARC) this week.