Australia's Chief Scientist

I had a fabulous time, thank you!

Entries are open for the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes! 20 prizes will be awarded across the categories of Research & Innovation, Leadership, Science Engagement, and School Science. Nominations close 14 April. Find out more at australian.museum/get-involved/e…

Nominations for the inaugural #PMPrizes for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Knowledge Systems are open. There's much we can learn from Australia’s Indigenous knowledge systems. If you know someone working to preserve & share Indigenous knowledge systems, nominate them.

I look forward to meeting the science and research community and MPs tonight at the 25th Science Meets Parliament gathering. #SMP2025 is excellent opportunity to explain the benefit of work across the science and research sector. Congratulations to @ScienceAU

I'd like to encourage you to nominate someone for the #PMPrizes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledge Systems. Australian Indigenous knowledge systems have much to offer science and the nation – a contribution recognised in this new prize.

My comments on the high quality of CSIRO analysis last week got plenty of airtime. The CSIRO is consulting on its draft GenCost report and I encourage anyone with feedback to make a submission by Tuesday: csiro.au/en/research/te…

Australia’s Chief Scientist is the role of a lifetime. I’ll be emphasising the importance of measurements, data and facts as I work to elevate the contribution of science. Read more: spklr.io/6017F3ll

The Australian Government has appointed Professor Tony Haymet as Australia's tenth Chief Scientist.

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending an afternoon tea at Government House, hosted in my honour by Her Excellency Ms Sam Mostyn, Governor-General of Australia. It was an event to mark the end of my four-year term as Australia's Chief Scientist.

Thank you to the learned academies for a wonderful farewell today at the Shine Dome in Canberra. The academies are great advocates for the research community. They bring wise minds together from across disciplines to elevate science and research and bring evidence to government.

I delivered my last major Canberra speech as Australia’s Chief Scientist yesterday at the National Innovation Policy Forum at the Press Club. My overall message reflected my inbuilt optimism about Australia’s future: tinyurl.com/4jfbdn9k

I was delighted to return for a fourth year as Patron of the @Innov_Aus Awards for Excellence in Sydney last week. These awards are an important part of the innovation ecosystem. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners for their outstanding efforts.

Think about someone who inspires you and nominate them today.

I was pleased to see Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge recognised in a new prize for the #PMPrizes. This $250,000 prize recognises the depth of Indigenous knowledge and its importance to Australia’s success and its future.

Congratulations to the recipients of the #PMPrizes. Their work has contributed to humanity’s knowledge in important and exciting ways, from understanding the cosmos, to discovering new drugs to treat cancer. A reminder of just how much incredible science we do here in Australia.

A big congratulations to the winners of the @FallingWallsLab Australia Finale! Missed the event? Watch the incredible 3-minute presentations by young minds tackling some huge challenges: science.org.au/news-and-event… 🥇Jacob Martin (@CurtinUni) - Green Graphite, 🥈Natasha de Alwis…

The speaker program for the GSG STEM Expo 2024 is now live and wow, what a line-up! The event will showcase the unique and diverse range of government science. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to engage with & learn from experts in a variety of fields chiefscientist.gov.au/GSGSTEMExpo

I’m looking forward to hearing Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australia's first female astronaut, speak to Adam Shirley just after 7am tomorrow on @abccanberra. You can also hear her next week at an event I’m leading to showcase STEM careers in government -> rb.gy/5613rj

Parliament has been awash with scientists this week for #ScienceMeetsParliament. I caught up with the ABC’s @SciNate to talk about the importance of science to the nation in a live cross from Parliament House, where he was also speaking to the #SuperstarsofSTEM.

I’m looking forward to being one of the panellists on ABC’s Q+A on Monday night, which includes being alongside a physicist as accomplished as @bgreene. The subject is future tech which gives me a chance to talk about some of the amazing capabilities just around the corner.