Many of the soil types found in Australia are deficient in some of the essential nutrients and the solution is not as simple as just adding fertiliser. A plant’s ability to take up nutrients, even when they are abundantly available, is strongly influenced by the availability of water, the presence of soil organic matter, soil...

Chloride ion penetration in concrete is one of the major causes of deterioration of reinforced concrete structures by depassivation of reinforcing bars. Since testing of the natural chloride penetration is time consuming, utilising an accelerated test method is more desirable. Surface resistivity test is increasingly being used, due to its relative speed and ease of...

The Innovation Policy Report is produced by the Department of Industry and Science, and aims to highlight developments in the innovation policy area. It also includes reference to relevant innovation documents and events.

In August 2014, the Australian government commissioned KPMG to undertake an independent review of the 27 research infrastructure projects funded under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) 2013. The NCRIS projects were assessed and rated across their governance, effectiveness, efficiency, integration, financial management and compliance and strategic policy alignment to NCRIS. The review findings...

The higher management of Pine Gap is and has always been an entirely American affair. To understand Pine Gap today, it is necessary to understand the organisations of the US intelligence community and military concerned with the acquisition of technical intelligence, and their politics over the past five decades. For the first two decades, responsibility...