Science funding


RAPID REACTION: Federal Budget 2011 – scientific community responds

Tue May 10, 2011

Experts address how the latest announcements will impact on science, health and engineering issues. Feel free to use these quotes in your stories. Any further comments will be posted here.

RAPID ROUNDUP: Labor’s science policy – experts respond

Tue Aug 10, 2010

The Labor party has announced its science policy entitled Science for Australia’s Future. The policy includes $21 million in funding for Inspiring Australia, the country’s first ever national strategy for science communication.

RAPID ROUNDUP: Budget 2009/10 – scientists react

Wed May 13, 2009

As the federal government released the details of the latest budget, the AusSMC collated the views of scientists on a range of key announcements.

ROUNDUP: CSIRO and ANSTO Budget cuts

Wed May 21, 2008

Members of the Australian scientific community respond to recent science funding announcements that direct funding to CSIRO will be cut by $63.4m over the next four years and $10m of savings are needed at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO).