$300 million to strengthen Australia's innovation system
Source. Australia. Minister for Education, Science and Training. Media release.
"Innovation and research received a major boost when the Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, announced that 878 new projects would receive more than $300 million over the next five years under the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Projects scheme. Minister Bishop said the projects would include collaborations with researchers in 75 countries, including the USA, UK, Germany, Canada, France, China, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Russia."