Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, Luke Hartsuyker MP launching the Academy’s ten-year strategic plan for Australian Agricultural Sciences.
Dr Samia Toukhsati (centre) is being hosted by Dr B Rajashekhar, Dean, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University (left). One of her co-investigators is Dr Abraham S Babu, Dept of Physiotherapy (right).

A workshop convened in India late last year by the Australian, Indian and UK governments has led to the publication of cross-national recommendations for achieving gender equality in STEMM. The recommendations are designed to progress work done individually and collectively by the partner nations and recognise the diversity and inclusion benefits to all. 

Workshop attendees identified recommendations for each country to action either individually or collectively:

Photo by Karsten Würth

The Australian Academy of Science has welcomed commitments announced today by the Victorian, Queensland, South Australian and ACT governments to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The Anton Hales Medal gives career encouragement to young earth scientists. Associate Professor Juan Carlos Afonso was awarded the medal in 2017.

MEDIA RELEASE

Australia can improve coordination of national climate science programs to deliver better climate information to farmers and infrastructure planners, and to guide national efforts to mitigate the future impacts of climate change, according to a review by leading scientists.

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A young Max Day Dr Day with Dr Marta Yebra, a recipient of the inaugural Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship, in May this year.

Australia needs new geoscience, technology and infrastructure to reverse the decline in the rate of discoveries for base and precious metals and deliver Australia’s major new mines of the future, according to a report released today.

The AMIRA Roadmap for Exploration Under Cover—Stage 1 lays out a 15-year roadmap that will fundamentally transform our ability to find non-bulk mineral resources such as copper and gold under the majority of Australia’s landmass.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten with Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Kim Carr.

The National Research and Innovation Alliance welcomed Labor’s science, innovation and research agenda outlined today by the Opposition Leader, the Hon Bill Shorten MP.

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