This article recognises the need for new institutions for the governance of evidence-based policy making. It proposes a Parliamentary Commission for Science, an organisation that would be responsible forensuring the scientific use of evidence by government and fostering corresponding levels of trust in the public.

Just months after chief executive, Larry Marshall, shocked the global scientific community by changing the CSIRO's focus from climate change research to climate change mitigation, Federal Science Minister, Greg Hunt, has ordered the national science body to re-instate climate science as a core priority. He says the move represents the direction and priorities of the...

A study on how physical scientists find, use and disseminate information. This study used a qualitative approach – interviews and focus groups – to understand groups of researchers working in different fields, disciplines and projects across the physical sciences.

Overview: The Representation of Science and Scientists on Postage Stamps examines how the postal authorities of the world have developed their unique techniques to portray science and scientists in order to convey the message behind the stamp issue. It is a multi-disciplinary examination that includes visual representation, semiotics, science, science history and embraces politics amongst...

Professor Brian Schmidt, a Nobel Prize winning astronomer and physicist, addresses a number of key issues confronting Australian scientists and researchers. To what extent should science be directed and the outcomes tailored to meet the commercial needs of industry and business or are there better returns to be made from basic science where sometimes the...