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Why the Science Party?
Our quality of life is improved by the continued application of reason, and by scientific discovery. The Science Party aims to increase opportunity for all individuals, and push society towards the pursuit of knowledge, for the benefit of all of humanity.
The natural and social sciences play vital roles in responding to major issues like climate change and pandemics, and approaching social and economic issues to create a secure future.
Only a party that respects science can implement the positive new ideas we need. United, we can form a government ready to lead.
Featured Updates
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Australian Media & The Internet
Posted by Luke James · September 30, 2020 7:00 AM
In a welcome break from the stream of coronavirus news that has gripped us all this year, the media itself has become the focus of an emerging contest between Australian media outlets and online platforms of Facebook and Google.
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COVID-19: A Fatal Lack of Foresight
Posted by Yotam Eren · September 22, 2020 6:00 AM
The Science Party is calling for the establishment of an Australian CDC. Read the policy here.
If you've watched Steven Sodenbergh's 2011 film Contagion, you could almost imagine it as a trailer for 2020. Our heroes at the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) struggle to contain a deadly virus ravaging the US and the world, wreaking havoc and sparking civil unrest in its path. Using contact tracing and widespread quarantine, and fighting wild conspiracy theories along the way, they develop a vaccine to halt the devastation.
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NSW wage freeze shows Liberals are bad economic managers
Posted by James Jansson · May 27, 2020 5:19 PM
Pausing public sector wages will depress the economy and make the recovery slower.
Gladys Berejiklian said all public sector wages will be frozen for 12 months, claiming "Every spare dollar we have and every dollar we don't have currently we need to spend in health and obviously also in jobs and job security." [1]
But by cutting already-agreed wage increases, the government is doing the opposite of spending on "jobs and job security".
