Earning our future: the platform of the Australian Academy of Science

Australians have every right to expect a coherent and visionary plan to establish a secure, sustainable and prosperous nation. There are no shortcuts, nor room for complacency, and no scope for inertia.

The Australian Academy of Science outlines science priorities for the 2019 federal election so Australia can earn its future.

The Academy's position is that Australia requires stable, predictable and strategic investment in STEM to reap the benefits that flow from its legitimate and expected role in the development of Australia and its place in the world. 

Earning our future: the platform of the Australian Academy of Science:

• recommends that the mutual obligations of scientists and government be made clear
• provides measures to build national capacity
• keeps community benefit at the heart of all we do.

Election statement

This statement includes 10 recommendations that provide a clear vision for science in Australia.

Watch: Science priorities for the federal election