Appendix 2 - Public hearing

Appendix 2Public hearing

Friday 13 March 2026

Committee Room 2S1

Parliament House

Canberra

CSIRO Staff Association

Dr Everard Edwards, Governing Councillor

Ms Susan Tonks, Section Secretary

Dr Stephen Rintoul, CSIRO Fellow and Research Team Leader

ACCESS-NRI

Professor Andy Hogg, Director

Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society

Dr Martin Singh, Immediate Past President

Associate Professor Andrew King, Vice President

Professor Trevor McDougall (AC FAA FRS), Private capacity

Research Australia

Ms Nadia Levin, Chief Executive Officer

Dr Talia Avrahamzon, Head of Policy, Projects and Advocacy

Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences

Professor Paul Scuffham, Chair of Policy Advisory Committee

Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes

Dr Saraid Billiards, Chief Executive Officer

Dr Edward Doddridge, Private capacity

Professor Nathan Bindoff, Private capacity

Dr Scott Condie, Private capacity

Associate Professor Stephen Wilson, Private capacity

Science and Technology Australia

Dr Sarah Tynan, Director of Policy and Government Relations

Mr Ryan Winn, Chief Executive Officer

Professor Michael Dobbie, Chief Executive Officer - Phenomics Australia

Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)

Mr Peter Derbyshire, Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Dr Helen Cleugh, ACT Division Chair

Boeing Engineering and Technology Innovation Australia

Mr Michael Edwards (FTSE), Vice President - Global Technology

National Farmer's Federation

Ms Su McClusky, Interim Chief Executive

Mr Zac Rayson, Senior Policy Officer - Rural Affairs

Australian Academy of Science

Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC, President

Ms Anna-Maria Arabia, Chief Executive

CSIRO

Dr Doug Hilton, Chief Executive

Professor Elanor Huntington, Deputy Chief Executive

Mr Tom Munyard, Chief Operating Officer

Dr Peter Mayfield, Executive Director – Environment, Energy and Resources