The Australian Academy of Science today launched Chemistry for a better life: The decadal plan for Australian chemistry 2016-2025.

On 15 February, Dr Finkel spoke at the launch of Innovation Central, a collaboration led by CISCO to spur and showcase applications of the Internet of Things

On 12 February, the global science community announced that gravitational waves had, for the first time, been detected.

On 10 February 2016, Dr Finkel made his first appearance before the Senate Estimates hearings.

In his second week as Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Finkel was interviewed by SBS.

” . . . I believe in the innovative potential of humanity as a whole.

On 3 February, Dr Finkel delivered a keynote address to the Global Research Infrastructure Forum.

Fairfax newspapers have published an article on Dr Finkel’s call for accelerated effort towards renewable energy.

You can download the speech as a PDF here.