Senator MILNE (Tasmania—Leader of the Australian Greens) (12:13): I move: That the Senate calls on the Government to: (a) respect research as fundamental to our country's health and prosperity; (b) maintain public funding for all areas of research in the May 2014 budget; (c) lift Australia's total spending on research and development over time to 3 per cent of gross domestic product, a target also set by the United States; (d) stop the 'brain drain' and back our researchers, scientists and educators by providing secure career pathways, more certain funding arrangements and the national infrastructure that equips people to make discoveries; (e) respect academic independence as well as the process of peer-review and expert recommendations; and (f) secure our future by ensuring that children get a better understanding of science and research at school. Question agreed to.