Biotechnology Australia, a multi-departmental Government agency, was established in 1999.
We are responsible for managing the National Biotechnology Strategy and for coordinating non-regulatory biotechnology issues for the Australian Government.
We also provide balanced and factual information on biotechnology to the Australian community, including through our Biotechnology Online school resource.
Our five partner agencies are:
- Department of Education, Science and Training
- Department of Health and Ageing
- Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
- Department of Environment and Heritage
Biotechnology Online - school resource
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- Just what is Biotechnology?
- What genetically modified foods are available in Australia?
- And what are stem cells?
For answers to these and all sorts of other questions about biotechnology, you can make a free call Australia wide regarding biotechnology to the Gene Technology Information Service:
1 800 631 276