Shadow industry minister Kim Carr spent Wednesday chiding his government counterpart – the Minister for Industry, Science and Research Karen Andrews – because she “couldn’t even get the word...
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The research and development tax incentive is in “free fall”, the Opposition has said, with business R&D spending falling by nearly 30 percent in just three years. The federal...
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Josh Frydenberg’s first budget delivers a nominal return to surplus next financial year. But to get there, the Treasurer has killed off any residual attachment this government had to...
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While the Coalition budget’s science announcements hold one marquee boost to the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), there was precious little to impress science leaders in other areas and...
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A future Shorten Government has promised it will end political interference in the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) grants process. “Bill Shorten has declared that if Labor wins the upcoming...
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The federal government not releasing its electric vehicles strategy until mid-2020 is “woefully inadequate and downright irresponsible”, independent senator Tim Storer said. Prime Minister Scott Morrison committed to developing...
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The federal government has held its first roundtable on the research and development tax incentive as it looks to fix the troubled legislation, but no changes are expected until...
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CSIRO’s Data61 chief executive Adrian Turner has signalled the need for Australia to lead in blockchain adoption, rather than be a laggard. “In the past, Australia has shown leadership...
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The federal government will develop a national blockchain roadmap and kick-in a further $100,000 for the study, despite its Digital Transformation Agency recently saying the new technology is at...
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The federal government has pledged an additional $12 million to the local space sector, with a new mission control centre and education facility to be established in Adelaide. But...
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Innovation and Science Australia’s (ISA) recently appointed chairman Andrew Stevens has plans to shift the organisation’s focus on industry R&D and innovation with the launch of a new report....
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There has been a shocking number of research reports and reviews aimed at improving the performance of rural R&D and boosting regional innovation ecosystems more generally. If the challenges...
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CSIRO chairman and business leader David Thodey has called out Australia’s urgent need to better prepare for a volatile and uncertain future in a speech that also previewed the...
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News of a new breakthrough in silicon-based quantum computing through a collaboration between UNSW and University of Sydney puts a spotlight on the NSW Government investment in a new...