Sydney to host world’s biggest space event in 2025 | michaelkoziol
The International Astronautical Congress typically attracts more than 6000 participants from the global space community, including governments, industry, science and academia.
Head of the Australian Space Agency Enrico Palermo said hosting the congress was “a unique chance to show how far Australia has advanced as a space-faring nation”, and would create key opportunities for local industry.“It will help us inspire a new generation of Aussies about the possibilities of space, highlighting its criticality in addressing some of our greatest challenges,” he said.
Several former political players were involved in winning the bid. Brown was married to Malcolm Turnbull’s daughter Daisy and has himself been a contender for various Liberal seats,The association’s director of operations Philip Citowicki was an adviser to then foreign minister Julie Bishop and then UK high commissioner George Brandis.
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