Alkane’s Demonstration Pilot Plant at ANSTO

How did SmP improve funding options for Australia’s junior mining & exploration companies?

Following some key conversations at Science meets Parliament last year (2017), the Managing Director of gemaker, Natalie Chapman, was better able to engage and work with MPs to improve funding access for small Australian mining and exploration companies. Australian company Alkane Resources was seeking Government export investment for the $1b state-significant Dubbo Project which will […]

Parliament House with indigenous artwork

Indigenous Scholarship for Science meets Parliament closing soon

— Please note applications for the 2018 scholarship have now closed — Margo Brewin, a land management officer form the Northern Territory, and Dr Cass Hunter, an oceans and atmosphere researcher, attended Science meets Parliament last year as the recipients of our first annual Indigenous Scholarship. Following the event, both Cass and Margo are encouraging […]

Kylie Walker on ABC

STA calls for science to be properly recognised by government

Science & Technology Australia has been calling for science to have the recognition it deserves in the Australian Federal Cabinet, following its demotion to the assistant ministry yesterday. Our President, Professor Emma Johnston, spoke with ABC News Radio about the issue following a piece on ABC News Online:   “Putting that science, that fundamental research, […]

Raijin supercomputer

Government publishes Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook

As the Australian economy grows and the budget deficit shrinks, Science & Technology Australia is urging the government to invest more in Australia’s future prosperity through science and technology. Investments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) provide high returns, and funding work in these sectors would achieve better economic outcomes and aid in a […]