Cooperative Research Australia media releases
Cooperative Research Australia issues media releases that are focused on promoting CRCs, CRC-Ps and other cooperative research entities and news.
Cooperative Research Centres “Not Butchered”
8 August 2014
On Wednesday night’s edition of The Business, presenter Ticky Fullerton questioned the Minister for Industry, The Hon. Ian Macfarlane, on “abolishing” the Cooperative Research Centres Program, or at least “butchering it”. Thankfully this is not the situation. “CRCs are far from abolished” said CRC Association CEO Dr. Tony Peacock. “The recent budget cuts hurt, no Read More...
Media Release: Response to National Commission of Audit
1 May 2014
The Cooperative Research Centres Association is profoundly shocked by the Commission of Audit’s recommendation to abolish the CRC Program, rolling funds into the Australian Research Council’s Industry Linkage Program. “I can’t for a minute believe that Government will take on this recommendation” said Chairman of the CRC Association, the Hon Tony Staley AO. “Cooperative Research Read More...