[Go to Home page] Australian Academy of Science

About the Academy

Awards

Basser Library

Education

Events

Fellowship

International

Media releases

National Committees

Nobel Australians

Policy

Reports and submissions

Publications

The Shine Dome

Home > Media releases > 1995–2002


MEDIA RELEASES – 1995–2002

2008   |   2007   |   2006   |   2005   |   2004   |   2003   |   2002   |   2001   |   2000   |   1999   |   1998   |   1997   |   1996   |   1995


2002
5 December 2002Australian Academy of Science welcomes national research priorities
28 August 2002Academy of Science repeats its support for human embryonic stem cell research
21 August 2002Prime Minister's Prize for Science awarded to Professor Frank Fenner
30 July 2002Academy Fellows receive prestigious Federation Fellowships
21 May 2002Academy of Science welcomes reappointment of Chief Scientist
14 May 2002Two Australian scientists elected to The Royal Society of London
29 April 2002Plant geneticist elected new President of the Australian Academy of Science
5 April 2002Australian Academy of Science welcomes decision to construct research reactor
2 April 2002Science Academy elects 16 new members
27 March 2002Academies concerned at proposed cuts to R&D funding
12 March 2002Window of opportunity to save endangered species
31 January 2002Australian Academy of Science dismayed at ARC funding decision

Back to top


2001
23 November 2001Australian Academy of Science welcomes new science ministers
7 November 2001Australian Academy of Science welcomes Democrats’ science commitment
5 November 2001Australian Academy of Science backs need for new research reactor
31 October 2001Australian Academy of Science welcomes Knowledge Nation detail
14 October 2001Priorities in research and innovation for the next Australian government
26 September 2001Prime Minister's Prize for Science
25 September 2001Federation Fellowships
21 September 2001Report on stem cell research
22 August 2001The plight of science education
2 July 2001A bold vision for Australia
28 June 2001New Australian Research Council appointments
7 June 2001Human stem cell research
23 May 2001Government delivers on promise to back Australia's ability
16 May 2001Australia wins medals in international PhD thesis competition
15 May 2001Two Australian scientists elected to the Royal Society of London
3 May 2001Academy elects Professor Vicki Sara
27 April 2001Selby Lectures by Professor Keith Moffat
18 April 2001Lemberg lectures by Dr David Bowman
26 March 2001Science Academy elects 16 members from Australia's best scientists and technologists
23 March 2001Academy of Science announces new Executive Secretary
6 March 2001Australia has lost one of its most influential and popular scientific leaders
30 January 2001Australia produces world-leading science news service
29 January 2001Comments by the President, Professor Brian Anderson, on the Innovation Action Plan
18 January 2001Cooperative Research Centres – building economic growth and sustainability on science

Back to top


2000

30 November 2000ABC takes a leap backwards
20 November 2000Taking the chance to change
10 November 2000Academy welcomes new CSIRO head
4 September 2000Minister Minchin on track to boost innovation
17 August 2000The Chief Scientist presents Australia with a blueprint for re-investing in our capacity to innovate
14 August 2000More international recognition for one of Australia's greatest researchers
18 July 2000Sir Mark Oliphant 1901-2000
16 June 2000Public lectures on cognitive processes in birds
10 May 2000Academy budget response
5 May 2000'Poolroom' search for Dome souvenirs
5 May 2000Academy elects Chief Scientist
5 May 2000Cell death gives hope for life
5 May 2000Plasmas atomise toxic wastes
12 April 2000$1 million donation for Academy Dome from scientific discovery
10 April 2000Ten new awards for young researchers
28 March 2000ARC support for young researchers at Academy symposium
24 March 2000Science Academy elects 12 members from Australia's best scientists and technologists
1 February 2000Australia's Science Future: Younger researchers set the direction
27 January 2000Congratulations – and a word with Sir Gus

Back to top


1999

21 December 1999Too late – too simplistic
8 December 1999First award of a new chemistry prize honouring leading Australian scientist
22 November 1999Therapeutic cloning for tissue repair
15 October 1999Further thought needed on higher education financing
25 August 1999"Making tiny particles do magic things"
27 July 1999Discussion Paper on Higher Education Research and Research Training
26 July 1999Does the knowledge base of today serve knowledge – the industry of tomorrow?
20 May 1999Coming ready or not – gene technology and food
20 May 1999Academy welcomes new Chief Scientist
19 May 1999New mathematics topics on Nova: Science in the news
12 May 1999Academy of Science response to the 1999-2000 federal budget
29 April 1999Science Academy elects 12 members from Australia's best scientists and technologists
29 April 1999Innovate or perish – Academy of Science President calls for government leadership to lift Australia's game
29 April 1999Multi-hulled ships make no waves
29 April 1999Are there more fish in the sea?
29 April 1999Antarctic Bugs to help protect our hearts and brains
27 April 1999International networks and the competitiveness of Australia's science and technology
26 April 1999Just getting cheaper is not the way to get richer
23 April 1999Events at the Academy during the Australian Science Festival
30 March 1999Gene technology and food – a major public forum conducted by the Australian Academy of Science
16 March 1999On human cloning – a position statement
17 February 1999From cutting-edge science to suburban roof-tops in twenty years: The remarkable story of the 1999 Australia Prize winners
5 February 1999Yahoo! Australian Web site joins the global best
22 January 1999Population and environment research fund launched

Back to top


1998

22 October 1998Australia's Centenary Dome
15 October 1998Academy congratulates a Nobel Member
24 September 1998Australian Academy of Science response to the Liberal Party's policies for science and higher education
16 September 1998Academy response to the ALP's science policy and education statements
24 August 1998Academy screenings on Optus Vision television
15 July 1998Business innovation heading in the wrong direction
19 June 1998Kanagawa Museum of Natural History Award
19 June 19981999 Pioneer Award for Science Teachers
1 June 1998New dates for Scientists Reflect television series
25 May 1998New Population and Environment Fund will promote research
13 May 1998Re-invest for greater strength
1 May 1998Australian industry – staying in business?
30 April 1998Science Academy elects 12 members from Australia's best scientists and technologists
30 April 1998Systems engineer elected new President of science Academy
30 April 1998Sir Gustav Nossal's parting words
29 April 1998Using a SHRIMP to read Earth's clock
29 April 1998New Scientists Reflect television series
27 April 1998A pest by any other name
24 April 1998West higher education review – missed opportunities
9 April 1998New techniques for pest control
7 April 1998Endocrine disruption: Australia's role in an international issue
29 March 1998Science alliance to boost coverage
24 March 1998Young Australian researchers get recognition at the highest level
18 February 1998Australia to Share in 'Heavenly Twins'
17 February 1998Primary Investigations series to feature on Optus Vision television
13 February 1998Scientists Reflect series on Optus Vision
27 January 1998SCIENCE NOW! – New national science forum

Back to top


1997

17 December 1997Inaugural Pioneer Award for Science Teachers announced
9 December 1997Academy welcomes Government's move towards industry innovation, but warns of the need to maintain the science base
2 December 1997Many quality science research projects miss out on funding
24 November 1997International science and technology: Its value to Australia and the role of the Academies
11 November 1997Nova wins Internet award
24 October 1997Primary Investigations and Nova named finalists for prizes
18 October 1997Immunisation explained on Nova
15 October 1997Queen's Trust Awards for eight young science teachers
7 October 1997Promotion of science and technology to Cabinet
3 October 1997Demise of ANZAAS
1 October 1997Progress in Aboriginal health hailed
1 October 1997Spreading the safe sex message to teenagers
29 September 1997Science and technology – a big future needing a senior Minister
22 September 1997Nova provides science behind environmental issues
7 September 1997New Chair for research funding Council
4 September 1997Research reactor a must
19 August 1997Minister launches science training for country teachers
24 July 1997Scientific research caught in Mortimer's wake
24 June 1997Strategy for Australia – a response to the Stocker report
15 June 1997Cancer cures, new crops and human cloning – the rewards and risks of research
13 May 1997Budget for science and technology, 1997
1 May 1997Academy elects 13 new Fellows
1 May 1997West Committee Review of Higher Education Financing and Policy
24 April 1997Australian scientist first to win top International award
16 April 1997Nobel upon Nobel upon Nobel
8 April 1997Science behind the news on Nova internet site
10 January 1997Public access to the papers of Sir Ernest Titterton

Back to top


1996

13 December 1996The price of free trade and a healthy environment is eternal vigilance
29 November 1996Risk to the supply of data for science
6 November 1996Prime Minister's reception for Professor Doherty. (Transcript)
30 October 1996The impact of Australian science: Possible reasons for the decline in the Australian share of scientific citations in the international literature
29 October 1996Australian scientist wins top prize for 'brilliant, pioneering' research
9 October 1996The benefits versus risks of immunisation
8 October 1996Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science awarded Nobel prize in medicine
21 August 1996Statement by Professor Nossal on the federal budget for science and technology
29 July 1996Syndicated research and development. The Academy's contribution to the Department of Industry, Science and Technology's consultation on options to replace syndication
1 June 1996Science and technology and the future of cities: An international forum May 31-June 1 (Istanbul, Turkey)
31 May 1996Cuts and rumours of cuts
27 May 1996Science, technology and higher education
14 May 1996Video recorders, radar and psychological science
2 May 1996European Southern Observatory
2 May 1996Academy elects 13 new Fellows
2 May 1996Academy elects the Hon. Barry Jones, MP
1 April 1996Australian quarantine at the crossroads
20 March 1996Antarctic science under the spotlight
18 February 1996Australian Academy of Science response to the Coalition's science and technology policy
23 January 1996Mathematical sciences: Adding to Australia
23 January 1996Science and technology priorities for the next Australian government

Back to top


1995

27 September 1995Interdepartmental Committee on International Space
8 September 1995Population 2040: Australia's choice
24 August 1995Industry Commission inquiry into the pharmaceutical industrySubmission
8 August 1995Australian Astronomy: Beyond 2000

Back to top


[ Home | Contacts | Search | Index ]
© Australian Academy of Science | aas@science.org.au