Australia spurns boundaries in renewing its science ambitions

Proposed research priorities focus more on broad societal goals than on the mechanisms for achieving them

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September 7, 2023

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September 7, 2023

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Coonabarabran, Nsw - Mar 05 2023Australian family visit at the Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia.

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