Fiona Haslem Mackenzie (UWA) joins the board of the WA Environmental Protection Authority.

The Victorian Young Tall Poppy Science Awards are announced, including

Anne Abbott – stroke prevention (Monash U).  YTP of the year, Lauren Ayton – eye disease (Uni Melbourne). Amir Cheema –wifi indoor navigation (Monash U). Heiko Dietrich – computational group theory (Monash U). Joseph Doyle – hepatitis C treatment uptake (Burnet Institute and Monash U). Kate Fox – patient-specific implants (RMIT). Michelle Hall – osteoarthritis (Uni Melbourne). Laura Jobson – post-traumatic stress disorder (Monash U).  Bartlomiej Kolodziejczyk – generating hydrogen (H2SG Energy). Daniel Edgington Mitchell – high-speed fluid flow (Monash U).  Joshua Ooi – autoimmune disease (Monash U).