The federal budget will keep scientific research alive. But it’s unlikely to expand it
- Written by Nathan Garland, Lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Physics, Griffith University
National Cancer Institute/UnsplashIn March, a major independent report commissioned by the federal government declared Australia’s research and innovation system was “broken”. The report, titled Ambitious Australia, recommended how to fix it.
The 2026 federal budget gives us the first concrete signal of how the federal government...





