<div dir="ltr">Dear ASA Colleagues<div> please find attached a statement from the Academy concerning the future of Science funding in Australia.</div><div><br></div><div> Best wishes to all</div><div><br></div><div>John Lattanzio</div><div><b style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></b></div><div><b style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Subject: </b><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Australian Academy of Science Position Statement 2022</span><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div lang="EN-AU" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div>
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<span>The Academy is today publishing its position statement ahead of the 2022 federal election (see attached). This statement calls on the next Australian government to:</span></p>
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<span>secure the scientific base through a long-term investment strategy for science
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<span>I ask that you share this statement with your networks, including the universities and societies that you represent, and feed back to the Science Policy team any commentary or sentiment that arises so that it may be considered for future work,
including the Academy’s responses to media.</span></p>
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<span>The Science Policy team can be reached at </span><a href="mailto:Science.Policy@science.org.au" target="_blank"><span>Science.Policy@science.org.au</span><span></span></a><span>.</span></p>
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<span>In addition, a meeting of National Committee Chairs with myself and Academy Vice Presidents Professor Malcolm Sambridge and Emeritus Professor Helene Marsh will be held on
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<span>Kind regards, </span></p>
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