Denholm tells founders to stop whinging, keep building


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

The architect of Australia’s R&D reset Robyn Denholm says local innovators need to stop “whinging” about unpopular government policy and get on with seizing generational opportunities like AI and data centres.

Ms Denholm joined the debate about Labor’s planned changes to restrict the capital gains tax discount, saying critiques from startups and investors are overstating the disincentive for founders.

“I don’t agree with taxing active capital the same as passive …

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