Australian Academy of Science
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An independent organisation of distinguished Australian scientists, championing science for the benefit of all.
Read our landmark report: https://bit.ly/ASAF2035 #Science2035
Read our landmark report: https://bit.ly/ASAF2035 #Science2035
Australia's environment protection laws are being debated in Parliament this week and our full submission to the inquiry is available here bit.ly/envirosub
Submission—Environmental Protection Reform Bill 2025 and six related
On 24 November 2025, the Academy made a submission on the Environmental Protection Reform Bill 2025 and six related bills. Download submission (PDF, 316KB)
www.science.org.au
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Australia's environment protection laws are being debated in Parliament this week and our full submission to the inquiry is available here bit.ly/envirosub
Today's launch of Australia's AI Safety Institute comes at a critical time. The institute will drive AI safety research, testing, and best practice guidance—issues we'll explore at our next AI in Science event.
Join our next event:
📆 9 Dec
⏰ 5.30-7.30pm
🏛️ Shine Dome + online
🔗 bit.ly/AIsciresearch
Join our next event:
📆 9 Dec
⏰ 5.30-7.30pm
🏛️ Shine Dome + online
🔗 bit.ly/AIsciresearch
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Today's launch of Australia's AI Safety Institute comes at a critical time. The institute will drive AI safety research, testing, and best practice guidance—issues we'll explore at our next AI in Science event.
Join our next event:
📆 9 Dec
⏰ 5.30-7.30pm
🏛️ Shine Dome + online
🔗 bit.ly/AIsciresearch
Join our next event:
📆 9 Dec
⏰ 5.30-7.30pm
🏛️ Shine Dome + online
🔗 bit.ly/AIsciresearch
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Emerita Professor @francoisebaylis.bsky.social delivers opening remarks at #Taikura, the second summit as part of the Tri-Academy Partnership for Indigenous Engagement.
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Emerita Professor @francoisebaylis.bsky.social delivers opening remarks at #Taikura, the second summit as part of the Tri-Academy Partnership for Indigenous Engagement.
The Australian Academy of Science is proud to note that many recommendations from our submission to the PFAS Inquiry have been acknowledged in the recently released PFAS Senate Inquiry Report, chaired by Senator Lidia Thorpe.
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The Australian Academy of Science is proud to note that many recommendations from our submission to the PFAS Inquiry have been acknowledged in the recently released PFAS Senate Inquiry Report, chaired by Senator Lidia Thorpe.
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🎥✨ We’re thrilled to share the highlights reel from our Safer shared air: Making the invisible visible conference, held earlier this month.
We're incredibly grateful to everyone who was able to join us either in person, or online, and helped make the event so successful.
youtu.be/-tqfCBrmwe8
We're incredibly grateful to everyone who was able to join us either in person, or online, and helped make the event so successful.
youtu.be/-tqfCBrmwe8
Safer shared air: Making the invisible visible 2025 conference highlights
YouTube video by The Safer Air Project
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November 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
🎥✨ We’re thrilled to share the highlights reel from our Safer shared air: Making the invisible visible conference, held earlier this month.
We're incredibly grateful to everyone who was able to join us either in person, or online, and helped make the event so successful.
youtu.be/-tqfCBrmwe8
We're incredibly grateful to everyone who was able to join us either in person, or online, and helped make the event so successful.
youtu.be/-tqfCBrmwe8
Australia's environmental law reform Bills must be strengthened to protect our biodiversity.
Academy President Prof Jagadish AC calls on Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator the Hon Murray Watt to embed scientific advice into decision-making and limit exemptions that risk our environment.
Academy President Prof Jagadish AC calls on Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator the Hon Murray Watt to embed scientific advice into decision-making and limit exemptions that risk our environment.
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Australia's environmental law reform Bills must be strengthened to protect our biodiversity.
Academy President Prof Jagadish AC calls on Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator the Hon Murray Watt to embed scientific advice into decision-making and limit exemptions that risk our environment.
Academy President Prof Jagadish AC calls on Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator the Hon Murray Watt to embed scientific advice into decision-making and limit exemptions that risk our environment.
The Australian Academy of Science is excited to lead a delegation to Aotearoa New Zealand for Taikura, the second Tri-Academy Partnership Summit on Indigenous Engagement next week. 🎥 Watch Prof Tom Calma AO speaking at the inaugural event held last year in Canada.
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The Australian Academy of Science is excited to lead a delegation to Aotearoa New Zealand for Taikura, the second Tri-Academy Partnership Summit on Indigenous Engagement next week. 🎥 Watch Prof Tom Calma AO speaking at the inaugural event held last year in Canada.
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Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?
The CSIRO cuts are just the tip of the iceberg for Australia's science funding
Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?
Congratulations to Academy Fellow Professor Nalini Joshi who has been named NSW Scientist of the Year – the first time a mathematician has received NSW’s highest honour for scientific endeavour! Prof Joshi was elected an Academy Fellow in 2008.
An article from @sydney.edu.au about today’s significant event #NSWPremiersPrizes news-opinion.sydney.edu.au/link/id/zzzz...
Nalini Joshi named 2025 NSW Scientist of the Year
Trailblazing mathematician Professor Nalini Joshi has been awarded the top scientific accolade in NSW for 2025.
news-opinion.sydney.edu.au
November 19, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Congratulations to Academy Fellow Professor Nalini Joshi who has been named NSW Scientist of the Year – the first time a mathematician has received NSW’s highest honour for scientific endeavour! Prof Joshi was elected an Academy Fellow in 2008.
Academy President Professor Chennupati Jagadish, AC told ABC NewsRadio this morning that the #CSIRO job cuts highlight the need to treat research and science as an investment, not a cost. Read the transcript: https://bit.ly/4o5PUfc
November 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Academy President Professor Chennupati Jagadish, AC told ABC NewsRadio this morning that the #CSIRO job cuts highlight the need to treat research and science as an investment, not a cost. Read the transcript: https://bit.ly/4o5PUfc
What further evidence do governments need?
Indoor air quality isn't just a comfort issue – it’s an invisible barrier to access for millions of Australians with chronic health conditions that defines whether they can safely participate in education, employment, healthcare and community life.
Indoor air quality isn't just a comfort issue – it’s an invisible barrier to access for millions of Australians with chronic health conditions that defines whether they can safely participate in education, employment, healthcare and community life.
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 AM
What further evidence do governments need?
Indoor air quality isn't just a comfort issue – it’s an invisible barrier to access for millions of Australians with chronic health conditions that defines whether they can safely participate in education, employment, healthcare and community life.
Indoor air quality isn't just a comfort issue – it’s an invisible barrier to access for millions of Australians with chronic health conditions that defines whether they can safely participate in education, employment, healthcare and community life.
Hundreds of millions in Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) funds are sitting idle while labs close and researchers leave.
The money is there – release the full MRFF.
www.aamri.org.au/mrff
#releasethefullmrff
The money is there – release the full MRFF.
www.aamri.org.au/mrff
#releasethefullmrff
November 14, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Hundreds of millions in Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) funds are sitting idle while labs close and researchers leave.
The money is there – release the full MRFF.
www.aamri.org.au/mrff
#releasethefullmrff
The money is there – release the full MRFF.
www.aamri.org.au/mrff
#releasethefullmrff
Hundreds of millions in MRFF funds are sitting idle while labs close and researchers leave.
The money is there – release the full MRFF.
www.aamri.org.au/mrff
#releasethefullmrff
The money is there – release the full MRFF.
www.aamri.org.au/mrff
#releasethefullmrff
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Hundreds of millions in MRFF funds are sitting idle while labs close and researchers leave.
The money is there – release the full MRFF.
www.aamri.org.au/mrff
#releasethefullmrff
The money is there – release the full MRFF.
www.aamri.org.au/mrff
#releasethefullmrff
Australia is home to extraordinary biodiversity but faces mounting pressures.
The Australian Academy of Science has made a crucial submission to government on implementing Australia's Strategy for Nature 2024–2030. Read the submission:
https://bit.ly/3Lu5jIB
The Australian Academy of Science has made a crucial submission to government on implementing Australia's Strategy for Nature 2024–2030. Read the submission:
https://bit.ly/3Lu5jIB
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Australia is home to extraordinary biodiversity but faces mounting pressures.
The Australian Academy of Science has made a crucial submission to government on implementing Australia's Strategy for Nature 2024–2030. Read the submission:
https://bit.ly/3Lu5jIB
The Australian Academy of Science has made a crucial submission to government on implementing Australia's Strategy for Nature 2024–2030. Read the submission:
https://bit.ly/3Lu5jIB
The Academy endorses the Science20 (S20) 2025 meeting communiqué titled ‘Climate change and well-being’, calling for immediate, science-driven action to safeguard people and ecosystems.
https://bit.ly/43nVIZU
https://bit.ly/43nVIZU
Science20 statement calls for urgent, science-driven action to
Dr Surinder Singh FAA FTSE at the Science20 meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, in February 2025.
www.science.org.au
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The Academy endorses the Science20 (S20) 2025 meeting communiqué titled ‘Climate change and well-being’, calling for immediate, science-driven action to safeguard people and ecosystems.
https://bit.ly/43nVIZU
https://bit.ly/43nVIZU
We’re proud to lead a delegation to Aotearoa New Zealand for an Indigenous-led research summit, as part of the Tri-Academy Partnership. The events, held with @royalsocietynz.bsky.social & @src-rsc.bsky.social, are establishing an int'l, Indigenous-led research agenda.
https://youtu.be/R2N-rTD-OAk
https://youtu.be/R2N-rTD-OAk
A Research Summit on Cultural Heritage in an Era of Reconciliation #TAP2024
YouTube video by The Royal Society of Canada
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November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
We’re proud to lead a delegation to Aotearoa New Zealand for an Indigenous-led research summit, as part of the Tri-Academy Partnership. The events, held with @royalsocietynz.bsky.social & @src-rsc.bsky.social, are establishing an int'l, Indigenous-led research agenda.
https://youtu.be/R2N-rTD-OAk
https://youtu.be/R2N-rTD-OAk
Humans are not the only ones drawn to fire and flames. So too is the Australian fire beetle which loves exploring in the immediate aftermath of a bushfire.
Our archivist recently discovered notes about the insect, possibly dating back to 109 years, in one of our books in the Basser Library.
Our archivist recently discovered notes about the insect, possibly dating back to 109 years, in one of our books in the Basser Library.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Humans are not the only ones drawn to fire and flames. So too is the Australian fire beetle which loves exploring in the immediate aftermath of a bushfire.
Our archivist recently discovered notes about the insect, possibly dating back to 109 years, in one of our books in the Basser Library.
Our archivist recently discovered notes about the insect, possibly dating back to 109 years, in one of our books in the Basser Library.
From Australian labs to the world stage!
Our three Falling Walls Lab Australia 2025 winners joined 97 brilliant innovators from around the world to present bold ideas for reshaping science and society at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin.
Our three Falling Walls Lab Australia 2025 winners joined 97 brilliant innovators from around the world to present bold ideas for reshaping science and society at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin.
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
From Australian labs to the world stage!
Our three Falling Walls Lab Australia 2025 winners joined 97 brilliant innovators from around the world to present bold ideas for reshaping science and society at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin.
Our three Falling Walls Lab Australia 2025 winners joined 97 brilliant innovators from around the world to present bold ideas for reshaping science and society at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin.
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From November 24-26, delegates from the Royal Society of Canada will travel to Aotearoa New Zealand to participate in Taikura, the second summit of the Tri-Academy Partnership (@royalsocietynz.bsky.social, @science.org.au) on Indigenous Engagement. Learn more below.
RSC Participates in Taikura Summit as Part of Tri-Academy Partnership on Indigenous Engagement
From November 24-26, delegates from the Royal Society of Canada will travel to Aotearoa New Zealand to participate in Taikura, the second summit of the Tri-Academy Partnership (TAP) on Indigenous Engagement.
rsc-src.ca
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
From November 24-26, delegates from the Royal Society of Canada will travel to Aotearoa New Zealand to participate in Taikura, the second summit of the Tri-Academy Partnership (@royalsocietynz.bsky.social, @science.org.au) on Indigenous Engagement. Learn more below.
Today, the Academy’s CEO Anna-Maria Arabia, independent MP Dr Monique Ryan, medical research bodies, and experts at Parliament House called for removing the arbitrary funding cap on the Medical Research Future Fund to support medical research and innovation as intended. #releasethefullmrff
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Today, the Academy’s CEO Anna-Maria Arabia, independent MP Dr Monique Ryan, medical research bodies, and experts at Parliament House called for removing the arbitrary funding cap on the Medical Research Future Fund to support medical research and innovation as intended. #releasethefullmrff
The Academy welcomes today’s announcement by the Greens NSW spokesperson for Health, Dr Amanda Cohn MLC, to hold an inquiry into clean indoor air by a committee of the NSW Legislative Assembly.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/49Crw0Q
Learn more: https://bit.ly/49Crw0Q
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Academy welcomes today’s announcement by the Greens NSW spokesperson for Health, Dr Amanda Cohn MLC, to hold an inquiry into clean indoor air by a committee of the NSW Legislative Assembly.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/49Crw0Q
Learn more: https://bit.ly/49Crw0Q
🚨 A new report we released today calls for enforceable indoor air quality standards in public buildings, starting with monitoring and workplace reporting. Read the report: https://bit.ly/49E1ESl
#IndoorAir
#IndoorAir
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
🚨 A new report we released today calls for enforceable indoor air quality standards in public buildings, starting with monitoring and workplace reporting. Read the report: https://bit.ly/49E1ESl
#IndoorAir
#IndoorAir
You may be breathing in pollutants right now but you wouldn’t know it. That's because Australia doesn't monitor indoor air to scientifically acceptable standards. A new Academy report to be launched today explores the policy pathways to improve indoor air quality.
www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
Time to act to improve the air we share indoors
If you’re indoors right now, do you know how much of the air you're breathing is someone else’s ‘breath backwash’ or what pollutants it contains?
www.science.org.au
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
You may be breathing in pollutants right now but you wouldn’t know it. That's because Australia doesn't monitor indoor air to scientifically acceptable standards. A new Academy report to be launched today explores the policy pathways to improve indoor air quality.
www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
Yesterday, the Academy welcomed the recipients of the 2025 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science to the Shine Dome for the traditional celebration breakfast. 📸 Recipients of Prime Minister’s Prizes with Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC at the Shine Dome in Canberra.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Yesterday, the Academy welcomed the recipients of the 2025 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science to the Shine Dome for the traditional celebration breakfast. 📸 Recipients of Prime Minister’s Prizes with Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC at the Shine Dome in Canberra.
Tomorrow, a conference on indoor air quality (IAQ) will be held at Parliament House. Don't miss this chance to learn how we can all contribute to cleaner air.
📅 Thurs 6 Nov
📍 Parliament House, online
🕒 9:30am - 4:30pm AEDT
🎥 Register now for the live stream.
https://bit.ly/47nIMEu
📅 Thurs 6 Nov
📍 Parliament House, online
🕒 9:30am - 4:30pm AEDT
🎥 Register now for the live stream.
https://bit.ly/47nIMEu
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Tomorrow, a conference on indoor air quality (IAQ) will be held at Parliament House. Don't miss this chance to learn how we can all contribute to cleaner air.
📅 Thurs 6 Nov
📍 Parliament House, online
🕒 9:30am - 4:30pm AEDT
🎥 Register now for the live stream.
https://bit.ly/47nIMEu
📅 Thurs 6 Nov
📍 Parliament House, online
🕒 9:30am - 4:30pm AEDT
🎥 Register now for the live stream.
https://bit.ly/47nIMEu