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Complete Issue—JProcRSNSW, Vol. 159, Part 1, June 2026

ISSN (online): 2653-1305

Contents

Editorial

Robert E. Marks.
Editorial: Reporting the Forum
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 1–3

Refereed Papers

Maria Skyllas-Kazacos, Ao Tang, and Yifeng Li.
A forty-year history of the development, commercialisation and implementation of the UNSW Vanadium Flow Battery.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159:4–24

Peter J. Tyler
European scientists in colonial Australia.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159:25–45

A Letter to the Editor

Adrian Y. S. Lee
The Sjögren’s disease biobank and registry in NSW.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159:46–47

The Royal Society of NSW and Five Academies Forum: AI —The Hope and the Hype


Opening Addresses.

The Governor of NSW, Her Excellency the Hon. Margaret Beazley AC.
Opening Addresses.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 48–51

Christina Slade and Sally Cripps.
Welcome and Acknowledgements.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 52–54

The Hon. Victor Dominello.
Introductory Address.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 55–57

Pascal Van Hentenryck.
Keynote Presentation.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 58–67


I. AI and the Law.

Ros Croucher AM, The Hon. Annabelle Bennett AC, Lyria Bennett Moses and The Hon. Melissa Perry.
I. AI and the Law.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 68–82


II. AI in Communities.

Sally Cripps, Jill Bennett, Stephen Hardy, Jackhodges, and Dan Hart.
II. AI in Communities.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 83–96


III. AI in Health.

Michael Blumenstein, Amandeep Hansra, Simon Carlile, Richard Taggart, and Sean Baldwin.
III. AI in Health.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 97–110


IV. AI in Practice.

Mary-Anne Williams, Ros Harvey, Dan Jermyn, and Salah Sukkarieh.
IV. AI in Practice.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 111–126


V. AI Research — Future Directions.

Hugh Durrant-Whyte, Jie Lu AO, Lina Yao, and Toby Walsh.
V. AI Research — Future Directions.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 127–142


VI. Closing Session.

Hugh Durrant-Whyte and Christina Slade.
VI. Closing Session.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 143–144

Ph.D. Thesis Abstracts

Jessie Liu.
Formulas of Chineseness: tracing daigou between Australia and China.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 145–146

Kirsten Mann.
The Relevance View: aggregation and the structure of reasons.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 147–148

Shiyu Wei.
Indium phosphide nanowire arrays for gas sensing applications.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 149–150

Obituaries

Lindsay Botten.
Heather Goodall (1952-2026).
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John Hardie.
Stephen Craig Hill (1943-2026).
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 152–153

Merlin Crossley.
Emma Letitia Johnston (1973-2025).
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 159: 155–160

Lindsay Botten.
Sir Anthony Mason (1925-2026).
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Lindsay Botten.
Keith Douglas Suter (1948-2025).
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The Royal Society of NSW Awards 2026


The Royal Society of NSW Awards 2026
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