Acting Australian Research Council head Judi Zielke played a straight (the straightest) bat at Senate Estimates yesterday

Despite current controversies over the government vetoing six ARC grant recommendations and delays in funding announcements  Ms Zielke was unruffled by expert questioning from senators Kim Carr and Mehreen Faruqi (Greens). Perhaps in part, because of the time taken by a vigorous exchange between Senator Carr and minister attending, Amanda Stoker.

Ms Zielke may have calmed some fears in the research community by advising that the Discovery Grants programme for 2023 will open in weeks and confirming no changes to funding for Discovery, Linkages and Linkage infrastructure programmes in 2023.