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The article discusses contributions by researchers in Australasia and Pacific Islands to science and technology research. Topics include research output and science spending in New Zealand and Australia. Budget cuts in Australia and increase in research budget by New Zealand is mentioned. Institutions including University of Sydney and Monash University in Australia and University of Auckland in New Zealand are mentioned. Charts presenting details of the research papers are included.

The article highlights the contributions of Australasia and Pacific Islands to the scientific publishing database Nature Index in 2014. Topics cited include the region's article and weighted fractional count, the pattern of top five institutions' relative subject area distribution and collaborativeness, challenges facing research in Australia such as lack of government priority on funding, and the impact of shifts in science policy in Australia and New Zealand on the future of publishing.