http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/anna-maria-arabia/ Anna-Maria Arabia is the CEO of the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS), Australia’s peak body in science and technology which represents more than 68,000 scientists Australia-wide. Previously Anna-Maria was a senior policy advisor to Anthony Albanese, Federal Infrastructure Minister, and was social policy advisor to former Labor Leader, Kim Beazley. She has worked in policy roles in the Dept of Health and Ageing in Canberra and collaborated with the Italian Government to foster cooperation in science and technology between Australia and Italy.  Anna-Maria is a trained scientist completing a Bachelor of Science at the University of Melbourne and has undertaken doctoral research at the Baker Heart Research Institute in Melbourne, and the Mario Negri Pharmacological Research Institute in Milan. Follow her on twitter: @ayyemm en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Wont-someone-please-think-of-the-scientists/ Over the last few weeks a disturbing trend has come to pass. Those sitting on both the left and right sides of political debates have sought to express their views by attacking and undermining the work of scientists. On the right, Christopher Monckton continues to misquote, misrepresent and misuse science in his anti climate science parade across Australia. And climate scientists have had to endure death threats for getting on with the job and furnishing the public with much needed information. On the left, Greenpeace thought it appropriate to destroy a crop of genetically modified wheat which dared be part of a scientific trial being conducted by the CSIRO, Australia’s premier research organisation. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Anna-Maria Arabia) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Wont-someone-please-think-of-the-scientists/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Wont-someone-please-think-of-the-scientists/#item6376 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:00:21 +0000 Anna-Maria Arabia | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/innovation-and-technology-australia-needs-science/ Are you reading this piece using wi-fi? You wouldn’t be if Australian scientists had not invented technology that wirelessly connects computers, TV sets and phones across the planet. Australian science has led to the development of Relenza – the first drug successful in treating the flu -  meaning that fewer Australians suffer or die from it every year. In a typical Australian winter, around 1,500 deaths are attributed to the influenza virus. Australian science has given us climate-ready crops. Crops that will make sure families can continue to place basic food items on the table despite changing weather patterns. Crops that give us wheat to export when other nations fall short, and that keep our balance-of-trade figures looking vaguely respectable. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Anna-Maria Arabia) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/innovation-and-technology-australia-needs-science/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/innovation-and-technology-australia-needs-science/#item5580 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:50:13 +0000 Anna-Maria Arabia | Author bios | The Punch