Background documents
Australia in the era of global astronomy: The decadal plan for Australian astronomy 2016–2025 was published in July 2015 and presents the strategic vision for Australian astronomy for the next decade. The plan is based on the reports of working groups (listed below) comprising over 150 astronomers, engineers and educators from over 30 Australian institutions across all states and the ACT.
- Report on the Australian Astronomy Publication and Facilities Survey, September 2014 (PDF, 846 KB)
- Decadal plan timelines (PDF, 117 KB)
- Editorial group timelines (PDF, 91 KB)
- Working group 1.1 report (PDF, 4.17 MB)
- Working group 1.2 report (PDF, 1.54 MB)
- Working group 1.3 report (PDF, 227 KB)
- Working group 1.4 report (PDF, 726 KB)
- Working group 2.1 report (PDF, 446 KB)
- Working group 2.2 report (PDF, 195 KB)
- Working group 2.3 report (PDF, 260 KB)
- Working group 3.1 report (PDF, 2.09 MB)
- Working group 3.2 report (PDF, 446 KB)
- Working group 3.3 report (PDF, 141 KB)