Science & Technology Australia is an organisation representing the interests of about 68,000 Australian scientists and technologists, and promoting their views on a wide range of policy issues to the Australian Government, Australian industry, and the Australian community.
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- ST Australia member societies
- Agriculture and Food Sciences
- Aquatic Sciences
- Biological Sciences
- Chemical Sciences
- Geographical and Geological Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
- Medical and Cognitive Sciences
- Physical Sciences
- Plant and Ecological Sciences
- Technological Sciences
- General Members
- References
The organisation has three formal objectives:
The organisation was formerly known as the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) until June 2011. The Federation was formed in late 1985, as a reaction to the 1984 Australian Federal Budget, which made substantial cuts to funding for science; its formation followed the statements of the then Minister for Science, (Barry Jones), that the Australian S&T community did not provide him with sufficient support in his dealings with cabinet.
S&T Australia member societies
The members are the societies which represent the professional interests of scientists and technologists in Australia.