Australia & NZ News

ViewFunding for 18 projects held back on security grounds

Awards in Australian Research Council’s latest Discovery round ‘reserved pending advice from security agencies’

ViewClimate report ‘shows accuracy of scientific predictions’

Australia is heating up and extreme weather events are increasing, national climate report says

ViewSouth Australia poised for health research shake-up

State criticised for prioritising buildings over research talent

ViewAustralia news roundup: 10-16 November

This week: the next chief scientist, research commercialisation and changes to the foreign relations bill

ViewCanberra faculty has coped with crisis by ‘putting people first’

University of Canberra’s pandemic response has emphasised support and flexibility, festival event hears

ViewAcademia ‘locks out’ Indigenous knowledge, seminar told

Researchers call for a culture change and a national Indigenous centre of excellence in Australia

ViewInquiry produces split conclusion on foreign relations bill

Australian Senate committee backs bill on oversight of foreign deals, but Labor and Greens dissent

ViewARC grants support bushfire and disaster management research

Latest Australian Research Council funding goes to early career researchers and Indigenous projects

ViewAustralia news roundup: 3-9 November

This week: vaccine deals, biosecurity at risk and planned reforms at Newcastle

ViewPandemic sparks digital revolution in Australian education

But concerns that not all universities are ready for shift to online courses are growing

ViewFight fire with knowledge, commission says

Commission on natural disasters says Australia needs to fill research gaps and strengthen specialist agencies

ViewR&D policy needs better coordination, South Australia told

Report highlights weaknesses in state’s research strategy

ViewPriorities of Australian health research fund under review

Medical Research Future Fund expected to distribute A$5 billion over next 10 years

ViewPhysicists win prime minister’s science prize

Team from three Australian universities wins top honours for discovery of gravitational waves

ViewAustralia news roundup: 27 October to 2 November

This week: membership of the national chemistry committee, wearable sensors and a history of universities

ViewResearch standards and assessment under review

Australian Research Council scrutinises effectiveness of university research quality benchmarks

ViewReef science emerges as major election issue for Queensland

Great Barrier Reef and climate are the main scientific differences between Queensland contenders

ViewAustralia news roundup: 20-26 October

This week: Australia shoots for the moon, Covid-19 grants and Victoria’s hydrogen promise

ViewARC branches out with millions for Australian-themed research

Special federal funding round goes to historical and Indigenous projects

ViewNew A$900m universities fund comes with strings attached

Plans for industry linkage funding under education minister’s Job-Ready Graduates scheme up for debate

ViewAustralian research at a crossroads

Universities get $1bn short-term fix but Covid-19 has exposed deep-rooted problems

ViewAustralia plans ‘major reforms’ to limit foreign buy-in

Industry says proposed legislation will hamper investment in Australian research

ViewAustralian budget confirms rules on R&D tax breaks

Businesses welcome certainty after years of debate

ViewMedical fundraising efforts hit by Covid-19

Australia’s medical research is threatened by the pandemic on multiple fronts, industry body says

ViewScientists and politicians clash over Great Barrier Reef

Senators accused of ‘ignorance’ and ‘cherry-picking’ over science of water management

ViewAustralia news roundup: 13-19 October

This week: university job losses, STEM concerns and research into back pain

ViewBill puts universities’ status under the microscope

Senate inquiry considers how much research an institution must do to qualify as a university

ViewResearchers fear being ‘locked out’ of international collaborations

Proposed foreign interference law goes too far, Australian universities tell Senate committee

ViewMixed reactions as Australian fee reforms pass Senate

Universities bemoan lack of research funding plan despite budget rescue package and Job-Ready Graduates bill

ViewChief scientist outlines Australia’s energy transition plans

Private investment and demand deemed crucial to country’s clean energy success