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Australia is a long standing and important science research partner for New Zealand, with over 20% of New Zealand researchers maintaining research links with Australian colleagues. Under its International Linkages Strategy, MoRST is focusing on strengthening these links through developing bilateral contacts with federal and state departments in Australia. Better contacts of this kind will create an environment conducive to greater science and technology collaboration between researchers from the two countries, opening up the possibility of fruitful trans-Tasman business alliances. MoRST has allocated specific funding to encourage interaction between New Zealand and Australian researchers.

Two databases which contain useful information on funding programmes available in Australia are: SPIN: 'Sponsored Program Information Network' maintained by InfoEd with UNSW's research office managing the Australian content, and COS 'Community of Science'. Both are subscription based (most Australian universities would subscribe to one or both). New Zealanders may not be able to access them without charge. Australian Government schemes are listed at http://www.grantslink.gov.au/ and their are individual agencies such as the ARC and NHMRC. See also http://www.anu.edu.au/ro/funding/index.php (with thanks to Australian Academy of Sciences for information).

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1 July 2008: A new earth observing satellite being launched in California today will help guide future Australian ocean and climate science. Read more

30 June 2008: Drought-resistant wheat beats Australian heat. Read more

25 June 2008: Flagship Collaborative Research Program. Read more

24 June 2008: CSIRO scientists have moved a step closer to developing a novel DNA test which has the potential to revolutionise management of one of the biggest threats to sheep health in Australia, the barber’s pole worm. Read more

20 June 2008: First steps towards a new approach to epilepsy treatment. Read more

12 June 2008: A University of Adelaide researcher will lead an Australian project to help address the world's biggest nutritional deficiency – lack of iron. Read more

23 May 2008: Water, salinity levels in Hunter linked to climate. Read more

23 May 2008: Carbon market could be worth 2 trillion euros in 2020: study. Read more

22 May 2008: Plague of kangaroos threatens one of Australia's last remaining original native grasslands. Read more

15 May 2008: Australian budget tackles environment concerns. Read more

12 May 2008: Australian platypus genome a link to evolution. Read more

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