Agricultural scientists today know that sugar cane crops regularly succumb to pests and diseases and need to be replaced by new varieties. A century ago, Australian cane growers were slowly coming to this realisation as one crisis after another led to Queensland and New South Wales becoming a home for almost every known ailment that plagued the plants.
Professor Michelle Simmons AO FAA FTSE FRS – 2023 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
The Australian Academy of Science welcomes today’s report by former Chief Justice of NSW Tom Bathurst AC KC confirming reasonable doubt regarding the convictions of Kathleen Folbigg.
The Academy is pleased the Commissioner has referred this case to the Court of Criminal Appeal for potential quashing of her convictions.
No single country will be capable of solving the problems faced by our planet—from dwindling natural resources to collapsing ecosystems, rising sea levels or the eruption of new pandemics.
But the global research system required to respond to these challenges is now at stake.
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Not long after the Academy was established nearly 70 years ago, our second President, Sir Thomas Cherry, stood here and welcomed 150 participants for an international symposium on water resources, use and management.
Welcome back, everyone.
Thank you, Professors Steven Chown and Frances Separovic for your summary of the Academy's 2023 Symposium.
Blood cancers are among the most common cancers in Australia, responsible for almost 6,000 cancer-related deaths annually.
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