On 29 July 2017, Dr Finkel gave the annual La Trobe Lecture in Melbourne as the 2016 Victorian of the Year, with a speech titled 'Visions of Victoria’

On 12 August 2017, Dr Finkel delivered the opening address to theIEEE SectionsCongress in Sydney. The speech was titled 'Better than Brilliant’.

On 24 July 2017, Dr Finkel delivered the opening address to the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Centenary Congress in Melbourne.

On 2 July 2017, Dr Finkel gave the keynote address at the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) 40^th Anniversary Conference,

Dr Finkel appeared on ABC’s Q&A on Monday 12 June to discuss Australia’s Energy Future, following the release of the Independent Review into the Future S

On 21 June 2017, Dr Finkel gave the keynote address at the National Press Club with a speech titled –National Electricity Market Reform – A blueprint for

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On 24May 2017, Dr Finkel gave the keynote address at the Monash University Faculty of Engineering Graduation Ceremony with a speech titled 'The Finkel Fi

The inaugural meeting of the STEM Partnerships Forum, established by the COAG Education Council, was held at Parliament House on Monday 15 May 2017.

Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon. Simon Birmingham, and Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Senator the Hon.