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Australia does not lack scientific ideas. What it needs is capability, coordination and confidence for national advantage.
Just recently, CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Doug Hilton called for a more focused, collaborative and accountable research system. Australia is confronting climate change, geopolitical uncertainty and growing dependence on overseas technology, demonstrating science’s value as critical national infrastructure.
Our latest stories show what is possible when research is directed towards real-world challenges. Industrial emissions become valuable inputs. Scarce land inspires new possibilities for renewable energy. Technologies spanning medicine, agriculture and industry are building a more resilient future.
The next chapter of Australian innovation will be defined not only by what researchers discover, but by what governments and institutions sustain, and what businesses choose to back.
Latest stories from Science Meets Business
| CSIRO Chief Executive Doug Hilton has called on research, government and business to work together on Australia’s biggest challenges. |
| From business to research, Australia’s biggest challenges will require people who can ask good questions, investigate competing ideas and follow the evidence wherever it leads. |
| Australia’s ability to prosper through technological, economic and social change will depend on more than scientific breakthroughs. It will also require a deep understanding of people, culture, institutions and communities. |
| New modelling reveals how investment in quantum is turning Australian research into startups, industry partnerships and real-world commercial opportunities. |
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