Labor will rely on international partners to provide crucial Earth observation data, after scrapping a Morrison government plan to develop new Australian satellites.
abc.net.au/news/labor-axes-morrison-government-satellite-program/102538686A Morrison government program to develop new Australian satellites to gather data on natural disasters, agriculture and marine surveillance is being scrapped by Labor as it searches for budget savings.
Under the program announced just weeks before the 2022 election, it was envisaged four satellites would be launched between 2028 and 2033 to assist with Australian access to global earth observation data. Former Science and Technology Minister Melissa Price said the program would create the foundation for complex space missions next decade.
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