Each year, it fills my cup to read the stories of the inspiring and diverse leaders in science and technology awarded scholarships to Science Meets Parliament. So thankful for our generous sponsors who make their participation possible - diversity champions one and all! 🙏

Such an exciting opportunity for a clean tech entrepreneur with an agri-food innovation to win an investment boost of up to $100k to scale your business - plus mentoring, coaching and an accelerator place - in our Sparklabs Cultiv8 Science & Technology Australia competition. Apply now! 🙌🌾

Last chance to join us at the Australian science and tech sector’s impressive night of nights - our annual Science & Technology Australia Science Meets Parliament gala dinner in Canberra next week - tickets available until 3pm tomorrow! #SMP2023 #ThanksScience 🍽️

It was a full house National Press Club yesterday for a cracking speech on science by Science Minister Ed Husic - with hundreds of scientists and technologists in town to meet with a record 40% of the Parliament for #npc #SmP2023! 🙏

Do you work in science, tech, engineering or maths? Then we need to hear from you and your networks for a pivotal new survey on STEM career trajectories. It will inform policymakers about the experiences of people working in STEM careers, so please help us spread the word. 🙏

We’re seeing ever-stronger interest from lawmakers seeking expert advice on complex science and technology topics. So we matched a record number in our Science & Technology Australia STEM Ambassadors program in 2023. Huge thanks and congrats to our new ambassadors and their Parliamentarians! 🙌

A joy to host the launch of NationalScienceWeek with Australian science greats and Parliamentary champions of science yesterday. This new data shows Australians want us all to stand up and defend science when it comes under attack from misinformation. #scienceweek

Terrific to connect our Science & Technology Australia President-elect Professor ⁦Sharath Sriram⁩ and Education Minister ⁦Jason Clare MP⁩ at today’s ⁦Financial Review⁩ #afrhesummit on the prosperity-generating power of uni research breakthroughs and research commercialisation. 🙌

An excellent outcome and a thoughtful methodical review - thank you Jason Clare MP, @MargaretSheil, Prof Mark Hutchinson & Susan Dodds. These changes strengthen Australia’s research system - on which our country’s health, wealth and safety rely.

A series of thoughtful insights on how generative #AI might reshape education, research and the nature of jobs from ⁦⁦Australia's Chief Scientist⁩ ⁦⁦Cathy Foley⁩ & ⁦⁦Professor Toby Walsh FAA FTSE⁩ and co at the ⁦Financial Review⁩’s #afrhighereducationsummit

Superb to see the stellar career leadership of ⁦Brian P Schmidt⁩ recognised with the lifetime achievement award at the #AFRhighereducationsummit tonight. Such a generous champion of Australian science and research.

Diversity is smart business - and if our talent doesn’t reflect the diversity in our wider society, that should tell us there are blockages to true merit-based processes, ⁦Macquarie Group⁩ Group CEO Shemara Wikramanayake tells #CEWsummit

YES! What a moment of great emotion to cast my yes vote today for Indigenous constitutional recognition through a voice. A vote for a more unified future for all Australians. A vote for listening, respect and better results. Let’s do this Australia. #yes23. ❤️💛🖤

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The amazing ⁦Prof Mark Hutchinson⁩ is not only a star leader, policy thinker and key connector in STEM as President of Science & Technology Australia. He also brings the strongest of selfie skills to the role! What an inspiring gathering of diverse, brilliant, kind, clever STA community leaders 🙌

The race is on. R&D will soon decide the wealth of nations. The next era of jobs will flow from major breakthroughs in science and tech. As the rest of the world’s advanced economies swiftly scale their investments in R&D, Australia must too: Science & Technology Australia’s next election asks.

Kylie Walker The #ParliamentaryFriendsofScience panel featured Deputy Chief Scientist for NSW Dr Darren Saunders Dr Darren Saunders, CSIRO Executive Director for Digital @profElanor FTSE, Science & Technology Australia President Prof Sharath Sriram & CEO Misha Schubert, & Flinders University Lecturer Dr Yue Lian Chew. 🤩

Great to speak with the ABC’s Senior Business Correspondent Peter Ryan OAM on ABC AM about rigorous new analysis by the Super Members Council that reveals the large and long-term financial toll of the 2020 pandemic early release of super scheme. #superannuation #retirementsavings

Starting the day right. On ⁦ABC News⁩ discussing our latest research showing Australians value super - but the basics of how it works aren’t well understood - hence the need for our new public awareness initiative - howsuperworks.com

Awesome to chat to ⁦7NEWS Australia⁩ this afternoon about how important it is for Australians to understand the basics of super - as we launch a new public awareness initiative to help strengthen knowledge of the system, howsuperworks.com