Interim Report - Australia's space science and industry sector

23 June 2008

© Commonwealth of Australia 2008
ISBN 978-0-642-71942-3

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of Committee	(PDF 17KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 15KB)
Terms of reference
Chapter 2 - The Questions	(PDF 92KB)
Should Australia have a whole-of-government 'space policy'? What should Australia's role be in pure space science? In what areas of applied space science and industry does Australia have a comparative advantage? Would greater involvement in space science be inspirational for students and others? Is there an economic case for government assistance? Is there a security case for government assistance? Should Australia be making more use of satellites? Should there be a space cluster? Should Australia have (or join) a space agency? Should the Australian government be giving more support for the Square Kilometre Array? Is Australian education adequate for a space future? Concluding remarks
Appendix 1 - Submissions Received	(PDF 16KB)
Appendix 2 - Public Hearings and Witnesses	(PDF 12KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3540
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5719
Email:	economics.sen@aph.gov.au