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Australia's research system

Understanding the resourcing, policies and structures needed to unleash the full power of Australia’s research and development enterprise.
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We are uniquely positioned to understand the resourcing, policies and structures needed to unleash the full power of Australia’s research and development enterprise and to position it as a strategic national asset.

Reconfiguring our R&D ecosystem will elevate Australian research in an era of technological, geopolitical and economic disruption and amidst intense global competition. Maintaining research quality, collaboration and commercialisation are required to meet national needs.

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Federal Budget must mark turning point for Australian R&D investment

The Australian Academy of Science warns the 2026–27 Budget must reverse a decade of declining R&D investment or risk lasting damage to Australia’s economy, security and global competitiveness.
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More than 10 years of R&D funding decline cannot be restored in one budget

The Australian Academy of Science welcomes one-off funding of $233 million for CSIRO and $40.8 million for ANSTO in the Government’s mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (MYEFO) as a first step towards supporting focused and sustainable government-funded science agencies.
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Research round-up: Unravelling serpentine science and epic egret journeys

The Academy is pleased to partner with CSIRO Publishing Journals to champion Australian science excellence. In this quarterly research round-up series, we feature recent discoveries reported in CSIRO Publishing Journals.
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Grant secured to preserve fragile magnetic tape material in the Archives

The Fenner Archives has secured funding to digitise 19 pieces of rare magnetic tape documenting Australia's scientific heritage, ensuring the voices of pioneering researchers are preserved for future generations.
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Joint statement from the Presidents of the Tri-Academy Partnership

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Incentivising business investment in R&D

The Australian Academy of Science is calling for an urgent national conversation on R&D investment in Australia.

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Australian Science, Australia's Future

Analysing Australia’s science capability to meet national challenges informed by the forces shaping our economy, the ASAF report identifies the eight science capabilities increasing most in demand over the coming decade.

The Australian Academy of Science acknowledges and pays respects to the Traditional Owners of all the lands on which the Academy operates, and where its Fellows and employees live and work. The Academy recognises Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first innovators and scientists of this land and honour their enduring connection to Country, from which we are committed to learn. We pay our respects to, and recognise the cultural authority of, their Elders past and present.

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