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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 an 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">Professor 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>
<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>
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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">Ryan Winn <ceo@sta.org.au><br>
<b>Reply to: </b>Ryan Winn <ceo@sta.org.au><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, 6 December 2024 at 8:16 am<br>
<b>To: </b>Stas Shabala <stanislav.shabala@utas.edu.au><br>
<b>Subject: </b>STA Member Update | 5 December 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:white">Friday 5 December 2024</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Phew! The end of the year may be in sight, but there’s been no slow-down yet in things happening in the sector.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/MIMsCnx1jni6QEZlRsZs9IJ--Lp?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:125%;color:#1941E8">welcomed
the Terms of Reference and panel</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> being announced for the Strategic Examination of R&D by the Minister for Education Jason Clare and Minister for Industry
and Science Ed Husic. The review has been long in the making – it was announced in March this year – and will report at the end of 2025. The expert panel will be led by Robyn Denholm as Chair, working with Professor Ian Chubb, Professor Fiona Wood, and Dr
Kate Cornick. Together, they bring together diverse expertise to the table. As the voice of 235,000 STEM professionals, we look forward to working closely with them to provide input and knowledge from research translation leaders as well as ensuring diverse
perspectives. We will be encouraging the panel to take an ambitious approach to the scope of their work, looking at incentives driving R&D output, outcomes, and activity, including how they differ across small, medium and large businesses and industry sectors.
We will also push them to look at the opportunities across the entire sector, from discovery research all the way through to deep-tech start-ups. We will soon be reaching out to member organisations to get their input to help formulate our response to the
Terms of Reference – our thanks in advance for your expertise and insights as we respond to this critical review. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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our 2025 Election Priorities</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> – a comprehensive suite of policy measures developed in consultation with member organisations. Among the 40 plus measures
detailed in the document, we’ve called for a new Innovation Future Fund, a multi-billion-dollar Strategic Moonshot Program, and a robust strategy to increase Australia’s research and development investment to 3% of GDP. With an economy languishing, a cost-of-living
crisis, and a pathway to prosperity uncertain, the 2025 Federal Election is where we need our elected representatives to make the crucial decisions to create the future Australia wants and needs – a technologically-advanced, healthy, and resilient nation,
and one driven by innovation and smart thinking in which all Australians can flourish. But seizing that future means taking bold action now. In the lead up to next year’s Federal Election, we will invite all candidates and parties to commit to this ambitious
and essential vision for building a prosperous Australia and report back to you with their responses. We encourage you
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/c2DNCp81lrtxP20QRc2uVIGJ9yD?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:125%;color:#1941E8">take
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Friends of Science</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> event exploring the STEM research, ideas and innovation our research sector has to drive Australia’s future economy. The event heard
from multi-award-winning electronics engineer and innovator Professor Madhu Bhaskaran, pharmaceutical industry leader Anne Harris of Pfizer, electrical engineer and founding director of Alinga Energy Consulting Ruby Heard of the Jaru people of the Kimberley,
and Chief Defence Scientist Professor Tanya Monro. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">This event also marked the final Parliamentary Friends of Science the Hon Karen Andrews MP will attend as co-chair and as
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We offer our deep thanks to Karen for her incredible commitment and solid support of science and innovation through the years. Her work has helped to ensure scientific evidence and expertise is known and heard in the halls of power and shared with Parliamentarians
through this non-partisan group. We also thank her for her lifelong efforts to champion STEM, including as an engineer, in her participation at STA’s Science Meets Parliament events, in her role as a former Minister for Science, and as a mentor for STA’s
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/gZn-Cr81nytDXqRwBHQFQI4foUC?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:125%;color:#1941E8">paid
tribute last week to outgoing Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> whose term is coming to a close. Over her four-year term as Chief Scientist, Dr Foley has
worked tirelessly to develop emerging technologies such as quantum, advocated powerfully for better research metrics, and championed Indigenous Knowledge systems and women in STEM. Without a doubt, Cathy is one of the most passionate advocates for science
this country has ever had, and it has been a privilege and a pleasure to work closely with her in the role. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:125%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Finally, time is running out to grab your generous early bird discount price for next year’s Science Meets Parliament. The
event will run 12-13 February in Canberra and will bring together a galaxy of the leading lights in STEM and policymaking. It’s a career-defining event and one that you won’t want to miss.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/hQ6ICvl1rKiyo9nOkUwH0IQdLjj?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:125%;color:#1941E8">Register
for Science Meets Parliament</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"> before Friday 13 December to take your place at the event at an absolute bargain price. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Ryan Winn</span></strong></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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