
Stop the faux bidding war to host Australia's space agency
The establishment of an Australian space agency should be a unifying national endeavour, not an unedifying marginal seat pork barrel, writes Labor Senator Kim Carr.
The establishment of an Australian space agency should be a unifying national endeavour, not an unedifying marginal seat pork barrel, writes Labor Senator Kim Carr.
Australia should model its proposed national space agency on the highly successful Canadian example, the Space Industry Association of Australia says.
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The Federal Government has promised a review which could lead to the establishment of a national space agency, but the State Government says it is moving too slowly and will set up its own agency later this year if Canberra doesn’t take speedier action.
Astronaut Andy Thomas has joined the push for an Australian space agency, telling the Federal Government that the industry is a perfect fit for his home state of South Australia.