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This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_%26_Technology_Australia\n\n\n00:01:39 STA member societies
\n\n\nListening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.\n\nLearning by listening is a great way to:\n- increases imagination and understanding\n- improves your listening skills\n- improves your own spoken accent\n- learn while on the move\n- reduce eye strain\n\nNow learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.\n\nListen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:\nhttps://assistant.google.com/services/invoke/uid/0000001a130b3f91\nOther Wikipedia audio articles at:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wikipedia+tts\nUpload your own Wikipedia articles through:\nhttps://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts\nSpeaking Rate: 0.7453286113195741\nVoice name: en-GB-Wavenet-B\n\n\n"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think."\n- Socrates\n\n\nSUMMARY\n=======\nScience & Technology Australia[1] is an organisation representing the interests of about 68,000 Australian scientists and technologists, and promoting their views on a wide range of policy issues to the Australian Government, Australian industry, and the Australian community.
Science & Technology Australia (STA) is Australia’s peak body in science and technology and epresents about 70,000 Australian scientists and technologists working across all scientific disciplines. STA is a regular contributor to debate on public policy, with a mission to bring together scientists, governments, industry and the broader community to advance the role, reputation and impact of science and technology across the nation.
The organisation was formerly known as the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) until June 2011. The Federation was formed in late 1985, as a reaction to the 1984 Australian Federal Budget, which made substantial cuts to funding for science; its formation followed the statements of the then Minister for Science, (Barry Jones), that the Australian S&T community did not provide him with sufficient support in his dealings with cabinet.
The organisation is best known for Science meets Parliament and Science meets Business, which are events STA holds each year.