The federal government will prioritise long-term investment in the upcoming budget, with hints the bottom line will come in better than expected.
Industry Minister Ed Husic said the investment would flow to sectors where it was needed.
It includes science and technology, with $60 million (US$39 million)to go towards Canberra’s iconic Questacon.
Husic said interest in science and technology would be important for economic growth in the future.
The money will go to upgrading exhibits for the 150,000 school children who visit the institution annually and helping Questacon take its projects on the road to regional communities who can’t get to the nation’s capital….