Arthur Sinodinos (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science) Share this | Hansard source

The opposition have had a bad week. The scientists, almost universally, have approved what we have been doing this week. I could go through a whole folder of aggravation, but I will leave that to one side on this occasion. To make informed decisions we must rely on expert advice, especially from scientists. Increasingly, we have seen conclusions from experts being cast aside in favour of ideological positions and the selective use of facts. The only credible response to these positions is scientific fact. Drawing on scientific rigour and expertise, we have the best chance to solve seemingly intractable economic and social problems. The Innovation and Science Australia board is putting together a plan for our whole innovation, science and research system to 2030. That will inform our policymaking going forward across the whole sector, across government. (Time expired)