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THE critical shortage of qualified maths teachers, university lecturers and professionals is damaging Australia's global research reputation and competitiveness, a leading world maths organisation warns.Australia has punched above its weight in the mathematical sciences, the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics says, but that reputation is now being "tarnished".Council president Ian Sloan said Australia had to decide if it wanted to be a technologically sophisticated nation. He said Asian countries such as China, Japan and Singapore were making major progress.