Dr Shane Huntington OAM

We’re having huge problems as a country yet our investment in research as a % of GDP is at a record low. We have to turn this around and invest in CSIRO and science more broadly in 🇦🇺. region.com.au/give-csiro-sta…

The 200 Greatest Sci-Fi Films book is out now! The bookazine counts down the 200 best sci-fi films ever made and you might just recognize a few 😉. It includes commentary and insights on each film with interviews from legends like @GunnerGale! Read more: scifinow.co.uk/news/greatest-…

Per capita, federal investment in CSIRO is less than 1/2 what it was in the 1980s. Successive governments have starved our national science agency and we're now paying a price. Today the Senate inquiry I set up with the Coalition and the Greens tabled a Report. My additional comments call for what CSIRO actually needs: a permanent, ongoing lift in base funding - an investment in our future. canberratimes.com.au/story/9234897/…

The NASA administrator's latest remarks in support of reexamining Pluto's status come twenty years after the orb was downgraded to a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union spklr.io/6016EKmPC

“The experience of young women visiting a doctor in Australia is vastly different to that of an older man,” said Skye Predavec, Researcher. “We really need structural change to include more research into medical misogyny.” Read more: theaus.in/4vS214p

#EXCLUSIVE: Ambulance Victoria's call centres are in for a big boost in next week's state budget. It's hoped expanded online and phone triage services will free up more paramedics to deal with real emergencies. @heidmur #9News

A dolphin has been spotted swimming up Melbourne’s Yarra River, reaching as far as South Yarra. Melburnians have reported seeing the dolphin in the river near the CBD and in the inner-east, with some posting videos to social media. Researchers say the animal appears to be a healthy adult bottlenose dolphin likely following prey into the waterway. Port Phillip Bay is home to more than 120 bottlenose dolphins and more than 30 common dolphins which are known to occasionally venture up the river, according to the Dolphin Research Institute. Authorities are urging people to keep their distance and avoid approaching the dolphin. More from 10 News Melbourne: 10.com.au/news/melbourne

📢 WE’VE GOT BIG NEWS! The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on track to launch in early September of this year. #ICYMI @NASAAdmin announced last week that Roman is eight months ahead of schedule and under budget! Learn more about the observatory and how we got here: nasa.gov/Roman Make sure to follow the mission on social media accounts to stay up to date.