2015–16 federal Budget: science, research, innovation and higher education

Despite immediate relief for the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure scheme (NCRIS) and an ongoing commitment to establish a Medical Research Future Fund, overall funding for science in Australia will continue to decline.

Part one contains a summary and commentary of the major funding announcements.

Part two analyses the impact of the federal Budget on the large science agencies, and the most significant science funding programs. This section makes direct comparisons between the science expenditure plans as set out in the 2015–16 Budget with the 2014–15 Budget.