The government recognises the importance of promoting the value of billions of dollars invested in research—$3.3 billion over the next four years—to the people who pay for it: taxpayers. In October 2019, in response to representations from the sector, the minister asked that, in future, the ARC notify applicants of their outcomes under embargo in advance of any government announcement, ensuring that they are informed sooner than ever before, and that projects can be commenced and recruitment therefore undertaken.

Question agreed to.