The 2018 ASFB conference will, over four days, challenge and engage delegates by exploring the relationships between scientific research, natural resource management and policy formulation.
Government responds to 2030 Plan
The government has responded to Australia 2030: Prosperity through Innovation, a report published by the Office of Innovation and Science Australia (ISA) in January this year. Of 30 recommendations made by ISA, the Government has stated its support for 17 and “in-principle” support for 10 more. Following its release, STA applauded the Report’s focus on […]
STA welcomes Opposition focus on education and STEM skills
Science & Technology Australia has welcomed the Federal Opposition’s pledge to strengthen Australia’s future prosperity through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and increase the number of STEM skilled people within the Australian workforce. In his Federal Budget Reply Speech the Opposition Leader, the Hon Bill Shorten MP, said a Labor government would lift caps on commonwealth-supported university […]
2018-19 Budget Analysis
Want to know what’s in store for science and technology after this week’s Federal Budget announcements? Here’s the break-down for science and technology. General funding (click to expand) STA is glad to see that the majority of science and technology funding bodies and research agencies have received a funding increase in line with the inflation […]
STEM a winner in this year’s budget
Science and technology has been given a much-needed boost in the Federal Budget handed down today. The peak body for science, technology, engineering and mathematics – Science & Technology Australia (STA) – has welcomed the support at a time where science and technology is at a crossroads. Significant funding boosts for crucial scientific research infrastructure […]
Seeking Ambassadors to share the best of Australian science and technology
Science & Technology Australia has launched a year-long pilot of their STEM Ambassador Program. Designed to build on the success of Science meets Parliament, the Ambassador program will connect Parliamentarians with STEM professionals working or living in their local electorate. Their job as an Ambassador will be to share the positive stories of their discipline and […]