Chief Scientist’s Health of Australian Science report, due in 2012. (October 25, 2011)

Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has released the following statement.*

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*Notes:

• The last media release on the Chief Scientist's web site is dated 12 August 2011.

• No interviews or transcripts are listed on his website.

• The last speech listed is dated 30 September 2011.

• The last published report under the category "Advice to Government" -- Using science to change the way we learn -- is dated 08 June 2010, while dated 20 October 2011 -- Australia’s Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb, is leading a review by his Office of Australia’s science education, research and development outputs set for publication in the first quarter of 2012.

• The tab for the Chief Scientist's blog has been removed.

• The most recent meeting of PMSEIC (the Prime Ministers Science, Engineering and Innovation Council of which the Chief Scientist is the Executive Officer) was on 04 February 2011. No date has been announced for the next one.

• The 2010 - 2011 Annual Review for the Office of the Chief Scientist remains to be released.