Strategic advice

Reaching Australia’s 2035 emissions reduction target. This target will only be achieved through the urgent  application of an evidence-based approach grounded in climate science, the most effective and practical  technologies, and the needs of the national population and economy.

Australia’s biosecurity system plays a central role in protecting the country’s economy, environment and food systems, and there are opportunities to strengthen its effectiveness in managing increasingly complex supply chains, evolving production systems and climate-driven risk.

ATSE calls for the Australian Government to provide funding to extend the Elevate program for additional scholars, ensuring the continued operation of an evidence-based program with an exceptional track record of reducing gender-based barriers in Australian STEM education.

The 2026 Basin Plan Review is a critical opportunity to strengthen the Plan through a more integrated and evidence-based approach, supported by stronger governance, improved use of science, data and knowledge, and the meaningful incorporation of First Nations knowledge Systems.

ATSE's submission recommends improvements in how Australia can measure its progress towards emissions reduction.

ATSE’s submission supports the undertaking of the National Water Reform to inform a holistic approach to water reform and foster a more sustainable water services industry.

ATSE envisions that the central goal of Queensland’s Science and Innovation Strategy is to develop a distributed innovation system that drives productivity across the whole state.

Recycling solar panels directly reduces domestic waste-to-landfill streams and could enable long-term potential benefits across multiple environmental, technological and strategic imperatives.

In a world of artificial intelligence and big data, data centres are becoming an increasingly important element of protecting Australia’s national security and sovereignty, enabling data to be stored and accessed onshore.