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The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ is developing a 10-year plan to demonstrate how science needs to evolve to achieve our national ambitions and advance Australian interests locally and globally.

The Academy welcomes the package of health and medical research initiatives announced today by the Australian Government, including the powerful Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) research missions that will be delivered through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ has long supported the need for Australia and Australian governments to invest in what is important for our future.

Research into the insidious and far-reaching impacts of pesticides has seen an environmental engineer chosen to represent Australia in a global competition for breakthroughs in sustainability science.

Australia is failing to halt, slow, or reverse the loss of biodiversity. We have one of the worst records of species extinctions of any continent, with nearly 50% of the world’s known and historically recorded mammal extinctions.  

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a leading authority in climate and oceanic research, declared a global coral bleaching event overnight.

The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement of his government’s intention to legislate a Future Made in Australia Act.

Today, 22 researchers from around Australia who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of science are recognised for their achievements with ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ honorific awards.