Science & Technology Australia Announces Revised Dates for Science Meets Parliament. (June 4, 2013)

Because the Australian federal election will be help on 14 September 2013 Science and Technology Australia has announced that Science Meets Parliament will not be held this calendar year. Instead it will take place in 2014, on March 17 and 18. The intention had been to stage the event in mid-August, but the election announcement meant plans had to be changed.

"This will be a permanent change," STA said, "and will set the event up as a fitting early marker in the political and academic year.

STA also announced that it will again conduct its election science questionnaire of major and minor parties and Independents asking for their views and policy intentions on science, technology, education and research.