Australia falling behind in STEM diversity

Countries across the world are lacking diversity in STEM careers, including Australia.

Countries across the world are lacking diversity in STEM careers, including Australia. Source: AAP

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New report finds the nation needs to change to improve diversity in Science, technology engineering and mathematics careers.

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