New Zealand academics have reviewed the governments stance on climate change and decried the lack of action in developing solid […]
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Election 2011 – SMC science Q&A with political parties
The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]
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The Government’s emissions trading legislation – the Clean Energy Future package – was passed the Australian Lower House of Representatives […]
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In the lead up to the election, the Dominion Post has quizzed National and Labour on what the key issues […]
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Writing for the New York Times, Cornelia Dean looks at a new US initiative aiming to get scientists out of […]
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Chris Trotter, a political commentator and columnist for the Dominion Post, questions the involvement of science in policy-making. In his […]
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Following the release of Sir Peter Gluckman’s report on evidence in policy making, Tim Watkin from TVNZ’s Q+A show has […]
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John Gibb writes in the Otago Daily Times about recent talks given in New Zealand by renowed physicist and science […]
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1. Education: New Zealand is struggling to produce enough science and technology graduates to meet the demand for a skilled […]
Continue readingElection 08: 10 science questions for the leaders
The Science Media Centre asked the leaders of the two largest political parties to state their positions on the big […]
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