Bring Australia’s R&D spending up to speed, government told

Falling levels of research spending criticised by sector in pre-budget submissions

Australia’s level of investment in R&D has been singled out by the sector in pre-budget submissions to the federal government.

The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering called for “an independent review of Australia’s research sector, with a view to raising sector-wide funding to an internationally competitive level”. This call was also made by the Australian Academy of Science.