The latest round of Cooperative Research Centre funding shows that the Abbott government will not be “a passive investor” in research, says CRC Association chief executive Tony Peacock.
In a CRC Association blog post, Peacock says federal industry minister Ian Macfarlane has sent a strong signal that the government favours a more active involvement in setting research priorities.
He says Macfarlane gave a “clear direction that he wants a highly potent manufacturing CRC” by rejecting two competing bids in this area, and asking them to work together.
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