Position Statements

Academy statement in support of the Voice referendum

5 April 2023 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: a […]

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Dec
15

Academy statement on the proposed changes to the Australian Research Council

15 December, 2021 ACADEMY STATEMENT ON THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia has serious concerns regarding proposed changes to the structure and governance of Australian Research Council (ARC) funding schemes. These changes are outlined in a Letter of Expectation sent to the ARC CEO by […]

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Dec
17

Big Data for Australian Social Policy

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Dec
11
Apr
07

Social Priorities for Australia – 2022 Federal Election Statement

2022 Federal Election Statement from the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

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International Social Science Research, Pedagogy & Collaboration – Position Statement

2022 Federal Election Statement from the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

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Nov
22

Joint Academies statement post COP26

Academy statement on Australian action needed to address climate change

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Nov
16

Academy statement on the need for a price on greenhouse gas emissions

Academy statement on Australian action needed to address climate change

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Mar
04

State of the Social Sciences 2021

A 12 month project lead by the Academy

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Jun
10

Statement on Australian action needed to address climate change

Academy statement on Australian action needed to address climate change

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Jan
21

State of the Social Sciences 2021 – Discussion Paper

Have your say on the state of Australian social sciences. Consultation open to 5 March 2021

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Dec
15

Changes in public sentiment in relation to data privacy during COVID-19

A briefing to Government on changes in public sentiment regarding data privacy during COVID-19

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Dec
02

The Importance of Languages in a Global Context

Joint statement from five leading Academies

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Joint Academies statement on Ukraine

A statement from Australia’s learned Academies on the invasion of Ukraine

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Jun
07
Jun
15

Efficient, Effective and Fair – Discussion Paper

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Jun
15
Sep
25

Social Science Research & Intelligence in Australia

The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia has been commissioned by the Australian Office of National Intelligence, on behalf of the National Intelligence Community, to prepare an analysis of the United States National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Decadal Survey of the Social and Behavioral Sciences: A Research Agenda for Advancing Intelligence Analysis.

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Mar
14
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14

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