Strategic advice

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 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.

The next ACT Climate Change Strategy can support the ACT Government’s ambitious vision for Canberra to become the first Australian city to achieve net zero emissions while maintaining a 100% renewable electricity supply.

ATSE’s submission provides analysis on opportunities to advance Australia’s critical minerals industry so that it delivers greater economic value through developing midstream and downstream processing while benefiting regional communities and Traditional Owners through a robust social licence framework.

Developing new policy settings for renewable residential energy for apartments, rented dwellings and social housing is crucial to furthering Australia’s net zero transition.

The Medical Research Future Fund and its Research Missions program play a central role in addressing persistent and emerging national public health challenges.