Catryna Bilyk (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Can the minister explain to the Senate the significance of space science and astronomy to National Science Week and what the government is doing to develop Australia’s capability in these fields, both within the Super Science initiative and more broadly? In particular, what steps has the government taken to secure Australian participation in the international collaborations that now drive the development of major infrastructure for optical and radioastronomy? What are the practical benefits of space science and astronomy and what is the government’s commitment to maximise—