Author: James Riley

LithiumAus drives down battery cathode costs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Lithium materials company Lithium Australia has demonstrated cost savings of between 20 and 30 per cent in chemical and reagent costs used to produce lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO) battery...

Blackbird’s Scevak: Govt must focus on RDTI

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A sharp government focus on the research and development tax incentive is the most important thing it can do to help grow of the local tech industry and drop...

ScoMo on cyber concerns in the Indo-Pacific

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued a warning on the threats posed by foreign interference, cyber-attacks and disinformation in the Indo-Pacific region, as the federal government prepares to unveil...

TikTok acquisition a win for tech giants

Posted on   |  by Paul Haskell-Dowland and Brianna O’Shea
In what seems to be a common occurrence, Chinese video-sharing app TikTok is once again in the headlines. After months of speculation about national security risks and users’ data being harvested...

Senate R&D tax inquiry delayed again

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The uncertainty for companies accessing the R&D tax incentive is set to continue with the Senate committee tasked with investigating the planned $1.8 billion cuts to the scheme delayed...

Data and Digital Council under review

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian Data and Digital Council’s future remains unclear and is officially “under review” after the COAG model within which it operates was scrapped earlier this year. Prime Minister...

Victoria stopped using COVIDSafe during outbreak

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Victorian authorities stopped using the federal government’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app during the recent COVID-19 outbreak because they hadn’t seen any value in it, former chief medical officer Brendan...

Medical research skills gap looms

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The nation’s medical research institutes have called on government to fund an additional 300 investigator grants over three years to support early and mid-stage career scientists to remain in...

R&D tax scheme too risky for software: Evado

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The R&D tax incentive is now too costly and carries too much risk for a growing number of businesses, according to the chief technologist of a clinical trial software...