Looks like because of Trump tarriff, Iran crisis, Taiwan issue, Indian flight crash, these are related to security of future research and overlooked/unpredicted during caretaker period

For example, it was probably found that some COEs used chatGPT to score grant applications, then their scores became invalid. Ranking should be re-done. Some COEs are asked to resign from COE. New ad hoc experts (non-COE) are invited to have new SAC meetings to re-rank the apps.

ARC board this week is attending reconcilation events, which are quite important. So there is nothing abnormal or dysfunctional within ARC corporate. There is nothing being able to be told, so very likely there was something wrong in the process of evaluation of the two schemes.

will 25R2 be extended? if one 24R2 is unsuccessful but near miss (ranked 65th among 200 apps) then a resubmission will be 26R1, the industry will walk away

just do rejoinder, the detailed assessments added together make up 50% weighting, so even if you have two negatives you can still get funded if COEs rank yours high.

Some LF will be invited to Canberra to attend announcment event so they will know a few days beforehand to buy cheaper economic air tix.

They have to wait for new governmeny sworn in and a 'new' or continuing minister to announce