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LATEST MEDIA RELEASES
IPCC report a stark warning on the need for ambitious climate action
The latest IPCC Assessment Report is “a stark warning that ambitious action on climate change is urgent,” Australia’s peak science body has declared.
The Closing the Gap statement
STA welcomes today’s Closing the Gap statement reporting to the nation on the scale of the task ahead to deliver equality, justice and reconciliation.
A new galaxy of Superstars of STEM mentors
A constellation of leaders including CEOs, Chief Scientists, and a Cabinet Minister have signed up to mentor the Superstars of STEM.
Science & Technology Australia welcomes new committee members
STA is delighted to welcome new members to our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee and our Policy Committee.
Intergenerational challenges can be solved by science
Australia must ‘level up’ on our outlays in income-generating R&D and research translation to tackle the economic, social and budget challenges ahead.
A vision to make Australia a global STEM superpower
Australia should make a bold play to become a global STEM superpower with an escalation of our investment in wealth-generating R&D.
2021/22 Federal Budget Breakdown
Check out Science & Technology Australia’s breakdown of the 2021-22 Federal Budget and see what is in store for the science & technology sector.
A budget with an eye on the future
New Budget investments in Australia’s next-generation technology workforce have an eye firmly on the future.
STEM Ambassadors to foster parliament’s links to science
STA has announced 17 new STEM Ambassadors who will meet regularly with their local federal MPs and Senators to deepen connections between policymakers and the STEM sector.
Bench-to-boardroom scientists key to seize the future
How Australia can and must do more to commercialise world-leading research more consistently and at a far greater scale.
Media release: Apply the lessons of COVID to climate risk: scientists
Australia must apply the same expert science-led approach to climate change as it has to the coronavirus pandemic, the nation’s peak body for science and technology has urged.
Nominations open for STA Board General Cluster Representative
Are you a STEM professional passionate about our sector, and keen to make a difference? Then we need you! Science & Technology Australia is seeking nominations for the STA Board General Cluster Representative position. To nominate you must be a member of an ordinary member (non-affiliate) in any cluster and a member of or employed […]
Meet Australia’s newest Superstars of STEM
Australia’s newest Superstars of STEM – 60 brilliant women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics who want to step into the spotlight as experts in their fields – will be announced today. The new Superstars reflects the strong diversity of women in STEM – including three Indigenous scientists and engineers, and a record number of […]
Media Release: STA announces new President-elect and Executive
Science & Technology Australia is pleased to announce the election of new members to its Executive Committee at STA’s Annual General Meeting today. Silo-busting innovator and industry-engaged research entrepreneur Professor Mark Hutchinson is STA’s new President-elect. He will become President at the end of our next AGM in November 2021. For seven years, Mark has […]
Media Release: STA warmly welcomes Dr Cathy Foley as Chief Scientist
Science & Technology Australia has warmly welcomed today’s announcement that former STA President Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM FAA FTSE will take the reins as Australia’s next Chief Scientist. Science & Technology Australia President Associate Professor Jeremy Brownlie congratulated Dr Foley on behalf of the STA membership representing Australia’s 80,000 scientists and technologists. “Cathy is […]
The STEM experts guiding Australia’s Covid-19 success give behind-the-scenes insights for National Science Week
For the official launch of National Science Week 2020, leading STEM experts who have contributed to Australia’s Covid-19 successes will reveal how expertise helped Australia to navigate the chaotic first months of the pandemic. National Science Week will forge ahead with a calendar of over 1,000 events nationally despite the continuing challenges of Covid-19. Science […]
Scientists sense community trust in science is on the rise – even as they face job losses and pay freezes amid COVID-19
Results of a nationwide survey of over 1,000 professional scientists and researchers shows COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on the science workforce in Australia. In a first snapshot of the impact of the pandemic on scientists’ jobs and wages, a survey by Professional Scientists Australia and Science & Technology Australia found despite the frontline […]