Australia has established organisations allocating money for science and research for a reason. @arc_gov_au , @CSIROnews, @ANSTO and @aims_gov_au all have long established, rigorous, contestable, accountable peer review mechanisms. #auspol #reefgate
These mechanisms provide public accountability and confidence that significant amounts of public monies are being spent properly.
#auspol #reefgate
#auspol #reefgate
Shovelling half a billion dollars to a small organisation with no track record of managing a grant of this size, or track record in rigorous science allocation is reckless.
It’s bad for accountability, it’s bad for science, and it damages public confidence #auspol #reefgate
It’s bad for accountability, it’s bad for science, and it damages public confidence #auspol #reefgate
What’s worse - it’s the privatisation of public science.
Public science has been under constant attack by this government.
@aims_gov_au and @CSIROnews could have done this job, but now they must get out a begging bowl just to get the $ to do their job #auspol #reefgate
Public science has been under constant attack by this government.
@aims_gov_au and @CSIROnews could have done this job, but now they must get out a begging bowl just to get the $ to do their job #auspol #reefgate
The idea that any PM, let alone @TurnbullMalcolm made this grant at a meeting with no officials is staggering.
It’s scandalous behaviour.
This perversion of science process, of public finance, must stop.
#auspol #reefgate
It’s scandalous behaviour.
This perversion of science process, of public finance, must stop.
#auspol #reefgate
The question must be asked - would the grant of this size to the @GBRFoundation have happened if there was a Federal Integrity Commission, like Labor has proposed?
#auspol #reefgate
#auspol #reefgate
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