A key role played by the Society is to represent the interests of the profession. To do this we provide submissions to Government and other bodies.

The Society’s submissions are listed below:
2005 - December
National Strategic Review of Mathematical Sciences Research

2005 - May
Submission from AustMS for the Research Quality Framework (RQF) (Michael Cowling)

2002 – August
Government Research Priority Setting Exercise – Submission by AustMS
Higher Education Review – Submission by AustMS

2002 - July
Teachers in touch (Prof. Tim Brown, Dean of Science at ANU)

2002 – May
Mathematical Sciences in Australia: Still looking for a future - An update on the report on the brain drain in mathematics

2001 - December
Victorian Review of Teacher Qualifications – Submission by AustMS

2001 - August
Status and Quality of Teaching and Learning of Science in Australian Schools – Commentary (Jan Thomas, Executive Officer of the Society)

Brain Drain Briefing Paper (Jan Thomas, Executive Officer of the Society)

2001 - April
Senate Enquiry into Higher Education – Submission by AustMS

2000 - October
The Math Sciences in Australia - Looking for a Future (Jan, Thomas, Executive Officer, Aust MS)

1999
New knowledge; New opportunities - Green paper on Higher Education Research and Research Training – Response by AustMS

1997
1997 Higher Education Review. – Submission by the National Committee for Mathematics