The Latest Breaking News from Australian Academy of Science

'We're here': Australia joins the race for US academics

Australia is throwing its hat in the ring in the global contest to attract US academics amid President Donald Trump's adversarial approach to higher education.

AAP · Jul 3, 2025

Australia must set targets for amount of CO2 to be removed from air, scientists say

Australian Academy of Science report says country is behind others in carbon dioxide removal and a nationally coordinated approach is urgently needed

The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2023

Call for urgent overhaul of Australia’s monitoring of ‘astronomical’ plastic pollution

Australian Academy of Science points to over-reliance on volunteers and says more regular surveys needed

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2023

Science academy achieves gender equity in appointments, first Indigenous fellow

It's the dawn of a new era for the Australian Academy of Science.

The Canberra Times · May 25, 2022

Australia's future depends on science. Here's what our next government needs to do about it

The longer you live through a crisis, the less likely you are to fully appreciate that you’re in one. This is especially true if there is more than one crisis, and they overlap.

The Conversation · May 10, 2022

Building Australian network of satellites would reduce reliance on foreign data, scientists say

Australian Academy of Science says locally operated Earth observation satellites would ensure Australia’s independence

The Guardian - AU · Jan 19, 2022