Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

In addition to this funding, the government last month allocated $88 million to buy Australia a 10 per cent share in the international giant Magellan telescope. We also continue to prosecute Australia’s case to host the Square Kilometre Array telescope. Space science and astronomy have given us technologies that are used every day, whether to treat diseases or understand climate change.