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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear ASA members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">See below for the latest update from STA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Stas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A/Prof Stas Shabala<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(he/him/his)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">President, Astronomical Society of Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Discipline of Physics | School of Natural Sciences | College of Science and Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">University of Tasmania<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">------------------------------------</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Sandra Gardam <ceo@sta.org.au><br>
<b>Reply to: </b>Sandra Gardam <ceo@sta.org.au><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, 23 February 2024 at 10:16 am<br>
<b>To: </b>Stas Shabala <stanislav.shabala@utas.edu.au><br>
<b>Subject: </b>STA Member Update | 23 February 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:white">Friday 23 February 2024</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Dear Stanislav,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">There are just four weeks until Science Meets Parliament 2024 gets underway. SMP2024 will be the biggest and best event yet, with a galaxy of STEM stars, superb professional
development, and unbeatable networking opportunities. Some 250 delegates have already registered, so move quickly to</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/PtiDC0YKPvik1KD5Xu2NYAt?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1941E8">
secure your spot to make sure you don’t miss out</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">We are thrilled to announce that STA’s research commercialisation rockstar President Professor Sharath Sriram will give the centrepiece National Press Club address
at this year’s Science Meets Parliament. Sharath will be talking about the necessity of reaching a target of investing 3% of GDP in R&D, and the incredible opportunities ahead for the nation that will come from connecting the innovation ecosystem.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Echoing this,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/pIQqCgZ0N1iqMrxR1c3B82-?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1941E8">our
pre-Budget submission</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> on behalf of members makes a powerful case for a bold escalation in Australia’s R&D as a way of future-proofing the economy. To safeguard Australia’s
standard of living, the country must boost productivity, and an essential driver of productivity is innovation. Innovation is powered by R&D. If we don’t dramatically escalate national investment in R&D we’ll have less capacity to grow Australian industry,
a less healthy population, and fewer new technologies to tackle current and future challenges. The work on escalating investments in Australia’s R&D must start in the upcoming Budget.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Last week
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/01XjCjZ1N7iYW2MX4T1m95H?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1941E8">we
welcomed the publication of two crucial workforce reports</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> on the STEM sector –
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/C3guCk81N9tkx76jyu8qcC9?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1941E8">the
STEM Career Pathways report</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> which was conducted and written by STA on behalf of the Prime Minister’s National Science and Technology Council, and the final report of
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/-KePClx1Nji1Qy58wsVPxxr?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1941E8">the
Pathways to Diversity in STEM Review</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">The STEM Career Pathways report surveyed nearly 3,500 people working in STEM and highlighted the crucial and growing need for STEM skills from employers, as well as
some of the barriers faced by STEM workers. We thank everyone who contributed to the survey - the strong response from the sector enabled us to produce a landmark report for government. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">STA made a submission to the Pathway to Diversity in STEM review on behalf of our members. We were pleased to see the expert independent panel who conducted the review
accept our recommendations for a whole-of-government strategy to increase diversity and inclusion in STEM, the establishment of a dedicated advisory council, a government communications strategy to increase awareness about the importance of diversity in STEM,
and acknowledge how important it is to give greater certainty to researchers through longer research grants. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">STA is a champion of diversity and our Superstars of STEM program has had a powerful effect on the public visibility of diverse scientists. We were delighted to see
the program recognised as a model of best practice in the Review. We congratulate the Review panel – Sally-Ann Williams, Mikaela Jade and Associate Professor Parwinder Kaur – for their work.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Sandra Gardam<br>
Acting CEO, Science & Technology Australia</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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future computing needs of the Australian science sector</span></em></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">The Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic announced members of
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Fb7wCq71mwf1qDP3ysoYprp?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1941E8">updated
SRI Budget Tables</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> – a useful data tool that lays out Government investment in R&D.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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proposal on wildlife trade for sea cucumbers</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""> (submissions close 14 March).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">The Department of Home Affairs is consulting on</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/oWmUCvl1rKiEQGj5ncZKGmP?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1941E8">
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