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<span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From:
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<span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject:
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<span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date:
</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">28 November 2025 at 12:53:10 pm AEDT<br>
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<span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To:
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<span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To:
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<strong><span style="color: rgb(6, 65, 101);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The STA Member Update is sent to the leadership of member organisations. Please forward to your executive and membership.</span></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: rgb(6, 65, 101);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">28 November 2025</span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">Dear Richard,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">The final weeks of the year always feel like a sprint, and this year has been no different. Immediately following 40th anniversary celebrations for Science & Technology Australia<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/kPh_CQnMBZflxjrBRiksYFGYwKN?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(25, 65, 232); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">we
welcomed Jas Chambers at our new President</span></a><span style="font-size: 14px;">. Jas has already brought incredible depth in science leadership and great energy to the board, and is already bringing this vigour to this new role. If you’d like to get to
know Jas better, I can recommend listening to her recent chat with Robyn Williams on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/t76LCROND2u0VqBnOcqtlF17mCp?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(25, 65, 232); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The
Science Show</span></a><span style="font-size: 14px;">. We’re excited to work on some new initiatives together, bringing science, government and business communities together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">More details will be revealed at Science Meets Parliament 2026. We expect to announce the dates and open registration for our flagship event next week and I look forward to seeing you there. You will receive an email to notify
you when registration is live and you can already find program information and more below:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">It hasn’t all been positive news over the past fortnight. Last week<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/P2LSCXLW2mUDJo0B9SMF3FWa9K6?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(25, 65, 232); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">we
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">As I highlighted in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/qaaUCYW8Nocp82Ok9C2H1FxkZpD?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(25, 65, 232); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">an
oped</span></a><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>published in Nine Newspapers, our overall investment in R&D is only 1.68 per cent of gross domestic product. That’s way below the average of 2.7 percent among OECD nations.
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">We are also eagerly awaiting the recommendations from the Strategic Examination of R&D due to report to the government by the end of the year. And the sustainability for Australia's research infrastructure will also be a key focus
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">To support our members, we held a National Research Infrastructure Roundtable. Thanks to all the 55 members who took time out of their day for a lively discussion. We have many more member events planned for 2026 and look forward
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">Wherever this may find you, I hope you have a safe and successful end to 2025. I’ll be in touch again for our final members update of the year in a couple of weeks.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/jMhtCZY1Nqi8G92PjcJIDFBuU71?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(25, 65, 232); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Universities
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">The Department of Education has extended consultations on the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ty18C2xMQziZjzOKmc8TEF5JMj1?domain=scienceandtechnologyaustralia.us9.list-manage.com" target="_blank" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(25, 65, 232); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; direction: ltr;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">2026
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">STA is proud to support the launch of the RACI x Rebel Girls project, a free suite of resources highlighting the inspiring stories of women with disabilities in STEM. Designed for young people and educators, the project features
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<strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Science Meets Parliament 2026 Registrations</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">Registrations for Science Meets Parliament are expected to open next week! STA’s two-day annual flagship event will take place in Canberra at Australian Parliament House from Wednesday 25 March to Thursday 26 March 2026. Keep
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<strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Science Meets Parliament 2026 Partnership Opportunities</span></strong></div>
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<span style=""><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Science Meets Parliament 2026 will be held at Parliament
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<span style=""><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Partnerships can include registrations to SMP,
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