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As the Bureau of Meteorology’s Senior Principal Research Scientist, I work at the forefront of improving forecasts and warnings for high impact weather, helping to help keep all Australians safe.

Dr Elaine Saunders FTSE is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, author, inventor, a supporter of women in STEM, an advocate for Australian innovation and a trusted adviser on a range of advisory panels to government, industry and academia.

Nearly one billion people go hungry every day. And a significant amount of food is lost due to pests and diseases. Use of improved varieties, integrated pest management (IPM) and good agricultural practices (GAP) can help ensure good plant health – which is critical to achieve the SDGs by 2030. 

Michelle Colgrave is on a mission to make food safer and better quality, in Australia and globally.

A report released today outlines the challenges Australia and the world need to overcome to avoid being thrust back into a pre-antimicrobial age where simple infections are deadly and some surgeries are too risky to perform.

The number of Australians who die from unintentional drug overdose continues to rise every year.

Dr Anna Hatton has come up with a way of making shoes high tech to help a diabetic better negotiate the road ahead.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia. It claims 21 lives every day. Those who do survive heart attacks can take months to recover.

Australia’s 27 years of uninterrupted growth, the longest period without a recession of any developed country, puts it in an enviable position.