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Really? It seems pretty steady although it has ticked down slightly as a percentage of gdp since 2012. And looking at spending as a percentage of gdp is a bit m
by bko 8y ago
Really? It seems pretty steady although it has ticked down slightly as a percentage of gdp since 2012. And looking at spending as a percentage of gdp is a bit misleading, as funding may increase but not at the same pace as gdp growth. I think a more meaningful measure would be real dollars.
CSIRO funding over time
2012-2013 733.8
2013-2014 778.2
2014-2015 745.3
2015-2016 750.3
Do you think that high extra 28mm to attain that high water mark of 2013-2014 funding would have made the big impact?
Maybe 2017-2018 are dramatically lower and if they are, please provide a source.
http://www.arc.gov.au/sites/default/files/filedepot/Public/Media%20&%20Resources%20Centre/Presentations/graphics/2016/Selected_research_agencies_2003to2016_million.jpg http://www.arc.gov.au/sites/default/files/filedepot/Public/M...
http://theconversation.com/infographic-how-much-does-australia-spend-on-science-and-research-61094 http://theconversation.com/infographic-how-much-does-austral...
- CompelTechnic 8y agoThanks for keeping things factual.
- NamTaf 8y agoThanks for pointing that out and correcting me. I'd not followed it personally since the Abbott prime-minstership and didn't realise that Turnbull had actually reversed the inital plan to cut $115m over 5 years. The first year of that was the ~30m reduction in 2014-15 that your data shows. I hope the 2016-17 figure continues that trend. Again, thanks for fact-checking me. I appreciate the correction!