Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

I once again thank the senator for her question. The National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy supports major research infrastructure to encourage collaboration between the research sector, industry and the Australian government to conduct world-class research. The Gillard government's investment of $185 million in this budget will ensure that Australian research continues to be competitive and ranked highly on the international scale.

I recently visited a new research facility for advanced microscopy technologies at the Waite campus of the University of Adelaide. Researchers at the Waite campus are tackling the global challenges of food security and sustainable food production as part of the Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Facility. This important national project has benefited from $21 million in funding under NCRIS. The Future Fellowship scheme was announced in 2008 by the Labor government— (Time expired)