Australia's STEM performance mediocre: economy will suffer

By Nicky Phillips
Updated April 5 2015 - 10:18am, first published December 1 2014 - 7:36am
Chief Scientist Ian Chubb has called for a  "thorough investigation" of the country's approach to patenting and intellectual property. Photo: Andrew Meares
Chief Scientist Ian Chubb has called for a "thorough investigation" of the country's approach to patenting and intellectual property. Photo: Andrew Meares

Australia's economy will suffer and job opportunities will be lost if the country doesn't lift its mediocre performance in science and innovation to compete with other developed nations.