People & associates
Tom Quirk
Influencing innovation
Should we worry about innovation? The Venturous Australia report to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research ought to tell us...
Influencing Innovation
Should we worry about innovation? The Venturous Australia report to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research ought to tell us...
Future carbon
In 1897 Lord Kelvin, a former President of the Royal Society in London declared that the atmosphere would exhaust its oxygen in some 300 years as a...
Waste not, want not
The disposal of long-lived radioactive waste within Australia could be one of the single biggest contributions we can make to the safety of our...
Exploring the path from discovery to business
The Australian winners of the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2005, Barry Marshall and Robin Warren, have been honoured with Australia Day awards. The...
Private sector Nobel Prizes
A crowning achievement for a scientist is the award of a Nobel Prize. For an academic institution the winner is a real live jewel in the academic...
There's not much future in predictions
Is it possible to make useful economic predictions spanning 100 years? World climate change forecasts require it. The report to the British...
The wheat monopoly bred arrogance before kickbacks
The Cole inquiry into Australia's involvement in the UN's oil-for-food scandal will hand down its findings next month. The revelations that, among...
Wind power no match for nuclear
The Greens and others have labelled the cost of nuclear electricity in Australia too expensive. To be consistent, they should advocate subsidising...
Universities should focus on research
The Productivity Commission is conducting a research study on public support for science and innovation. Submissions to the study can be found on...