This report examines funding and resourcing for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. The report sets out how, CSIRO’s research, including in partnership with industry, helps foster innovation and technological advancement. It makes recommendations in relation to the management and impact of recent and proposed job losses and program cuts.

This report examines the extent to which fossil fuel companies are involved in Australian universities, positing that this involvement compromises the integrity of those universities’ research and undermines their independence, impartiality and credibility. It argues that universities should cut ties with fossil fuel companies to protect their independence, as they have ended relationships with tobacco...

This report outlines Australia’s approach to research security. The threats that are confronting Australia are adapting, and so Australia’s approach will similarly need to adapt. The report argues that Australia’s research security posture must evolve, moving beyond the narrow lens of countering foreign interference and espionage to a broader, more integrated and risk-based framework.

This review assessed all Australian Government funding to non-government organisations for national security-related research, education and engagement activities. It found that while the current system delivers many benefits, there is considerable room for improvement. The review provides 14 recommendations and a set of principles to govern the Government’s approach to funding national security strategic policy...

This statement is a framework to shape science policy and leadership across governments, in labs, in research institutions and in boardrooms. It is supported by a set of National Science and Research Priorities and lists five imperatives that will shape Australian science investment over the next decade.