Australia’s research system has long been broken. But do we have the will to fix it?

The enviable scientific discoveries of our nation’s history are slipping further away, with bureaucracy and red tape threatening advancements, a new report warns.


play_arrow All Australia News
5 h.
Science
ID: -6448696776405445395


Similar News expand_more


3 w. AI job losses hit Australia hard as software giant WiseTech axes 2000 jobs
Technology
56 h. It’s one of the greatest challenges we face, but oh baby, simplistic solutions won’t fix it
Science
2 w. ‘Serious failure’: Coalition accuses government of failing to warn Australians to leave Middle East
Politics
2 w. ‘Ongoing pigeon problem’: Hospital review finds 112 maintenance faults
Science
4 w. Renting in Berlin made me realise just how bad we are treated in Australia
Real Estate
56 h. Dire strait: No ships for Trump’s mission from Australia’s shrinking fleet
Military
1 M. Jeffrey Epstein, the rockstar physicist and the Australian whistleblower
Science
4 w. Renting in Berlin made me realise just how badly we are treated in Australia
Real Estate
5 d. ‘We broke every rule’: How cult boutique Incu shook up Australia’s fashion scene
Culture
7 d. The Sydney council that sold its offices to spend the next decade renting them back
Real Estate
1 M. WA news LIVE: Cyclone weakens to a tropical low as it crosses the coast
Weather
3 w. $1b data centre given planning tick in just 75 days as state gets cosy with big tech
Technology
3 h. Deadloch was already the most ambitious show on Australian TV. Its new season is even wilder
Entertainment
4 w. We have an antibiotic problem. It kills more Australians than road accidents
Automotive
1 M. Laura’s studies will help fix the health skills shortage. But she can’t afford the unpaid work her degree requires
Science
1 w. The world has changed but Play School has not: why the beloved show is so, well, beloved
Entertainment
5 d. In the space of 14 months, Michael Rowland upended his ABC life. There’s more upheaval to come
Space
29 h. ‘Not good enough’: NAPLAN test failure run by same company as selective school chaos
Education
1 M. Study finds side effects of Australia’s most prescribed drugs overstated
Science
6 d. Australia weighs role in global oil release as petrol bottlenecks bite
Economics
1 w. China’s latest blueprint aims to close US technology gap and break old habits
Technology
1 M. The SA miracle: How one Australian state leads the world on renewables
Space
60 h. When Australia fell in love with the Matildas, she’d left the country. Now Amy’s making up for lost time
Entertainment
7 d. Technical glitch sees NAPLAN test disrupted for more than 1 million students
Education
1 w. NRL 2026 LIVE: Sea Eagles in trouble as savage scores a double for Canberra
Military
1 M. The country where Australians are most likely to fall victim to thieves
Crime
5 d. Courage and heartbreak: The story that united – and chilled – Australia
Entertainment
1 w. ‘Hairy weekend’: The midnight call from F1 headquarters that put the Australian GP on edge
Space
43 h. NDAs tied to infrastructure projects slammed as ‘entirely antithetical’
Technology
4 d. Why ‘house burping’ should be on the agenda for Australians and their leaky homes
Real Estate
66 h. ‘Like an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff’: ACCC cracks down on bad franchises
Automotive
2 w. Muted reaction to aggression by allies fails the test of our generation
Military
1 M. Thousands of buildings checked for faults after corrupt registration scheme revealed
Real Estate
3 w. The NRL star, a wayward son and a gangland war with Sydney’s most notorious crime family
Crime
1 M. Out of form, undermanned and thrashed by Zimbabwe, can Australia salvage their World Cup?
Military
2 w. The crucial mistakes that brought Chris Baghsarian’s alleged killers undone
Crime
2 w. WA drivers vent frustrations as new AI traffic cameras pick up costly mistakes
Automotive
2 w. Stranded Australians face travel ‘mayhem’ as Albanese stages crisis talks with UAE
Travel
1 M. Awards season ruined cinema, but I no longer care about little gold men
Culture
4 d. ‘We handed over billions to organised crime’: How official neglect and incompetence fuelled the tobacco war
Crime
1 M. ‘Sluggish, inert’: Australia’s leaders slammed for response to Invasion Day rally terror attack
Crime
1 M. Australia’s oldest dinosaur fossil was found in which suburb? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz
Science
2 w. Queensland politics live: Crisafulli walks back AG hate speech powers; ‘Incorrect and insulting’: Government rejects reports on crime data
Politics
1 M. NSW Libs rattle the tin for Mardi Gras float despite funding review push
Technology
5 d. ‘Major failure’: Key Blue Mountains highway to be closed for at least three months
Automotive
1 M. Why Wallaby relishes Crichton test, as he sheds light on uncertain future
Science
1 w. US Defence Secretary says fighting will last 'for as long as we need to'
Military
2 w. ‘Better than doomscrolling’: The group of Sydneysiders flocking to museums and galleries
Culture
7 d. ‘It was kinda stressful’: Kids forced to restart NAPLAN tests after tech issue
Education
Popular countries based on strong economic and political relations
Add Watch Country

arrow_drop_down