''So how experienced were the French when they first started out building nuclear power plants in the 50s?''
in the 1950's????????? ------- in France?
in the first days of Nuclear power - a new science --------- 75 years ago?
And you want to compare France? -- which was in a period of amazing growth because of ideas of the Communist party --
France which lead the world on social welfare, social reform, education, etc etc?
ok - well - let's compare France to Oz
Education - free
Health - free
welfare housing - mandated in all departments
industrialised - heavily. Second largest economy in Europe
Oz - now - can't house it's people, can't feed it's people, refuses to educate it's people, is falling behind majorly in STEM -----
read this and wakey wakey --- who are you going to get to think through, design and build your nukes? Ted and Bill from Walkabout Creek???????
Australia faces a significant brain drain in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields according to the provided search results: Australia ranks low in global innovation indexes, with declining numbers of patents registered[1]. Between 2012 and 2013, 55% of scientific and technical services professionals in Australia switched to non-STEM industries[1]. There is a growing gap between STEM professionals entering and leaving Australia, with many of the best and brightest migrating to other countries like the US and Europe for better opportunities and pay[2]. Around 9% of clicks by STEM job seekers in New South Wales are for jobs in other states, indicating an outflow of highly skilled STEM workers from Sydney[4].
A survey found that 70.6% of scientists in Australia said their workplace had experienced cost-cutting, with insufficient skills development, fewer scientists in decision-making roles, and less science-driven innovation[5]. 19.9% indicated they would leave the profession in coming years due to issues like insecure work, lack of job security, and uncompetitive remuneration[5].
The search results suggest the brain drain is driven by factors like better career prospects, higher salaries, and more research funding available overseas compared to Australia[1][2][5]. Retaining STEM talent is crucial for Australia's future economic prosperity and innovation performance[1].
Citations:
[1] https://impact.monash.edu/economy/how-do-we-fix-stems-brain-drain/
[2] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/brain-drain-stifling-australian-innovation-clifford-rosenberg
[3] https://www.reddit.com/r/australian...n_drain_in_australia_what_should_we_do_about/
[4] https://www.hiringlab.org/au/blog/2017/10/17/sydney-brain-drain/
[5] https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2021/australia-faces-science-brain-drain.html
