Policy position statements of the Academy.

Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia supports proposed changes to the Australian Research Council’s National Competitive Grants Program
Academy Statements • 22 July 2026

Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia supports proposed changes to the Australian Research Council’s National Competitive Grants Program

The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia welcomes the proposed changes to the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP) and supports the overall direction of the review. The Academy particularly welcomes the recognition of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) critical role as the primary funder of early-stage research in Australian universities, the strengthened support for…

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Statement to Fellows on the Bondi Beach attack
Academy Statements • 14 December 2025

Statement to Fellows on the Bondi Beach attack

The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia expresses its deepest condolences following the horrific terrorist attack on the Australian Jewish community attending the Chanukah by the Sea event at Bondi Beach in Sydney. We mourn the lives lost and stand in solidarity with Fellows and all others who have been affected by this senseless…

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Academy Statements • 25 August 2025

Statement on risks to national social and cultural research infrastructure and capability at the Australian National University

The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia has deep concerns about the current risks to critical research infrastructure that underpins the work of Australia’s social science and humanities workforce, and which allows us to answer nationally important questions and provide expert advice to decision-makers about the complex challenges and opportunities facing Australia. This erosion…

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Academy Statements • 20 March 2025

Statement on US Government moves to limit international research collaboration

The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia has deep concerns about the US Government’s moves to place conditions on and withdraw funding from collaborative international research activities. Academy President Professor Kate Darian-Smith FASSA said that the move could create significant challenges, with potentially negative consequences for both Australia and the US in bilateral and…

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Academy Statements • 05 April 2023

Academy statement in support of the Voice referendum

Australians will soon vote on ‘A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice’. The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia strongly supports this proposal. The Voice is needed and the time is right because of: Establishing the Voice will…

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Academy Statements • 10 June 2021

Academy calls for stronger action on climate change

Australia has an enormous opportunity to benefit from the transition to a low carbon economy, according to a new statement from the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. President of the Academy Professor Jane Hall said that, now we have overwhelming consensus on the science of climate change, it is time to focus on…

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