In 2019-20, eleven scientists took part in the second round of the Australian Science Policy Fellowship Pilot Program. The program seeks to grow the diversity of expertise in the Australian Public Service workforce by providing a pathway for early and mid-career scientists to become skilled policy practitioners.

Dr Finkel was honoured by Australia’s biomedical engineers in November, when he was presented with the 2019 David Dewhurst Award for Biomedical Engineering Excellence. First presented in 1996 by the Biomedical College of Engineers Australia, the award honours leaders in biomedical device development in Australia.

“…the development of A.I. provides us with an opportunity not only for intellectual growth, but for moral leadership.

"For the anxious, progress towards a hydrogen future is too slow. But look back a few decades from now and history will record the hydrogen industry as an overnight success."

Following the release of the National Hydrogen Strategy, Dr Finkel looks at the history and future of hydrogen as a fuel - from the realm of science fiction to the stuff of today's science fact. The full article is below, and was first published in The Conversation on 25 November 2019.

Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel, presented the National Hydrogen Strategy to the Council of Australian Governments Energy Council in Perth on 22

The fourth meeting of the National Science and Technology Council was held in Canberra on 13 November 2019, attended by Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morriso

The third meeting of the National Science and Technology Council was held in Brisbane on 26 August 2019, chaired by the Minister for Industry, Science and Te

"Science often moves faster than our ability to fully grasp all of its implications, leaving a trail of moral and ethical dilemmas in its wake.

The Chief Scientist has applauded the breadth of scientific endeavour recognised in the 2019 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science, celebrating achievements across the full spectrum of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

“Simple activities, which are firmly embedded in our everyday lives, all have some degree of risk associated with their use.