Science & Technology Australia (STA) welcomes the release of the Strategic Examination of Research & Development (SERD) ‘Ambitious Australia’ Report as a once-in-a-multigeneration opportunity to address many significant challenges facing our sector and the opportunity to co-design the implementation. STA President Jas Chambers commended the Government for commissioning the SERD, which is necessary to supercharge […]
Good afternoon Chair, and Committee members. Thank you for the opportunity to appear today. I am here in my capacity as CEO of Science & Technology Australia, the peak body for Australia’s science and technology sectors. STA has a 40-year legacy as the sector’s advocate. We represent more than 250,000 scientists, engineers, educators and technologists […]
We congratulate eight outstanding and emerging STEM leaders awarded a Science Meets Parliament scholarship for 2026! These scholarships enable participation from a diverse cohort of leaders from across Australia, reflecting STA’s ongoing leadership in championing equity, diversity and inclusion in science and technology. With the support of our partners, scholarships were awarded across seven categories; […]
Australia is at risk of weakening its national science capability unless the Australian Government urgently addresses the way it funds the CSIRO, other public research agencies and science in general. Responding to the inquiry into Funding and resourcing for the CSIRO, the Science & Technology Australia (STA) submission argues that ongoing budget pressures, coupled with […]
The Australian Government must take urgent action to ensure Australia can attract the world’s best and brightest, including better support for migrant STEM professionals, according to the Science & Technology Australia (STA) submission for the Inquiry into the value of skilled migration to Australia. The nation is facing a critical shortage of STEM professionals, with […]
Australia’s STEM capability is facing a severe crisis and immediate action is needed to avoid the loss of critical research capabilities, mass exodus of talent and failure of key government priorities, according to the Pre-Budget Submission by Science and Technology Australia (STA). This crisis is being fuelled by the flatlining in real terms of Commonwealth […]
