R&D ‘languishing’ despite lift in government spending


The federal government expects to lift overall spending on R&D by almost $650 million this financial year, outpacing sluggish R&D spending growth in the private sector, according to new data.

The boost to government R&D funding comes as Canberra releases a new innovation scorecard, which Industry and Science minister Ed Husic says shows business investment in R&D has “barely budged” since the pandemic.

Mr Husic said the revamped Australian Innovation …

Want to know how this story ends?

Become a subscriber for complete access to all stories on InnovationAus.com and our daily newsletter.

Already a member? Log in here

Do you know more? Contact James Riley via Email.

2 Comments

Related stories