Secure the future of the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), addressing its ongoing financial sustainability.
The Government will provide $163.4 million over 4 years from 2023-24 (and $43.5 million per year ongoing) to secure the future of the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), addressing its ongoing financial sustainability. Funding includes: * $88.1 million over 4 years from 2023-24 (and $29.7 million per year ongoing) for necessary increases to AIMS' workforce to enable it to continue delivering on projects to protect and restore the Great Barrier Reef * $40.4 million over 4 years from 2023-24 (and $11.2 million per year ongoing) for enhancement of existing science and technology capabilities to improve the scale, scope and speed of marine monitoring and data analysis * $31.9 million over 4 years from 2023-24 (and $2.3 million per year ongoing) for critical electrical infrastructure upgrades and refurbishment of unusable and unsafe lab and office facilities * $3.0 million over 4 years from 2023-24 (and $0.3 million per year ongoing) for the replacement of the AIMS' small research vessel. Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |