Making Australian research free for everyone to read sounds ideal. But the Chief Scientist's open-access plan isn't risk-free
- Written by Kathy Bowrey, Professor, Faculty of Law, UNSW
Chief Scientist Cathy Foley is leading an open access strategy for Australia. Foley estimates the Australian government invests A$12 billion a year of public money in research and innovation only for most of the publications that eventuate to be locked behind a paywall, inaccessible to industry and the taxpayer. At the same time, Australian...





