Australia & NZ News

ViewScientific witness

A second inquiry into a 2003 murder conviction will assess new scientific evidence

ViewAustralian public R&D spending flat as proportion of GDP

Government statistics show increase of A$288 million in public R&D spending between 2018-19 and 2020-21

ViewResearch evaluation reforms ready for next step

Performance benchmarks due soon as Australian Research Council’s assessment changes continue

ViewFund improvements to animal research, New South Wales told

Australian state inquiry receives hundreds of submissions on use of animals in health research

ViewNew South Wales backs RNA research and manufacturing

Australian state’s budget will fund RNA infrastructure and collaboration

ViewAustralia news roundup: 14-20 June

This week: a climate pledge, a cancer centre and Australian academics banned from Russia

ViewSynthetic biology needs better approach to ethics, study says

Australian researchers find that synthetic products should be considered in a wider context

ViewRoyal Society of Victoria to launch biodiversity taskforce

Group will help to “join up” biodiversity work in Australian state

ViewAustralia news roundup: 7-13 June

This week: gender barriers in marine science, Nasa in the Northern Territory and more

ViewAustralian block grant changes ‘unbalanced’, universities say

Proposed changes to A$2.1 billion in university research funding opposed by peak body

ViewAustralia’s researchers back compulsory integrity training

Most want more practical information, as more than one in ten report no training available

ViewNew minister promises to value science

Ed Husic tells Australian researchers “we’re putting science back at the forefront” in first speech

View‘More rigorous’ approach to public research funding needed

Good public spending needs to go beyond priority areas, top state scientist says

ViewAustralia news roundup: 31 May to 6 June

This week: reconciliation, seagrass, AI and more

ViewDeans call for university fee restructure

Australia’s new government should roll back Job-ready Graduates programme to support science, senior figures say

ViewUniversity of Tasmania faces inquiry into setup and direction

Tasmanian parliament to examine university’s legislation amid disquiet over move to new site

ViewKirby Institute team creates Covid-19 variant identifier

New South Wales researchers say their tool is fast, cheap and scalable

ViewNew frontbenchers to tackle Australia’s research issues

Science and education ministers appointed, as Albanese mixes existing shadows with newcomers

ViewAustralia news roundup: 24-30 May

This week: research into gold, new fellows and climate changes

ViewNSW universities’ good year in 2021

Annual reports show institutions in strong financial position, including a billion-dollar surplus at Sydney

ViewIndigenous health wins NHMRC trials funding

Almost one-third of A$75 million goes to trials and studies aimed at Indigenous health

ViewCSIRO moves into psychedelics

Australian organisation announces licence and partnerships to investigate medicinal use of psychedelic drugs

ViewAustralian ministries await new bosses after Labor victory

Albanese puts climate change first as universities continue to call for funding reforms

ViewLabor election victory brings fresh climate change focus

Incoming Australian government may need Green backing and will work on creating a “university accord”

ViewMurray-Darling river system gets a Cooperative Research Centre

Water issues, agriculture and climate change are the focus of the latest Australian multi-state institute

ViewAustralia news roundup: 17-23 May

This week: staff underpayments, malaria vaccines, a South Australian cancer centre and Victorian medical awards

ViewBlazing the trail

Australia invests in university research commercialisation with “Trailblazers”, but some say wider strategy is needed

ViewEducation in the background as Australian election approaches

Federal election on 21 May unlikely to bring a revolution in higher education

ViewStaff and student coalition calls for university governance reforms

A return to academic control and protection for research are on lobby group’s wish list

ViewBiotech blueprint calls for help to grow Australian industry

Improved research infrastructure and changes to patents and immigration are on biotech body’s wish list