Between November 5 to 10, 2016, Minister of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, Mr. Lino Barañao, visited Australia. The main goal of the visit, which included the cities of Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane, was to enhance the mutual knowledge on the research systems and to strengthen bilateral cooperation in science. The programme included meetings with federal and several states authorities, visits to research centres and universities and meetings with representatives of the Argentine scientific community in Australia.