A landmark review of higher education has called for sweeping changes to the university research system after finding Australia’s governments and industries are not making enough use of the...
Research
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Federal government spending on R&D programs is expected to rise by almost $330 million this financial year, according to the latest Industry department figures, but science groups say there...
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The Albanese government is being urged to conduct a wholesale review of the country’s “overly bureaucratised and inefficient” R&D system and create a 10-year roadmap focused on arresting falling...
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It is a well-known fact that productivity growth has slowed in recent decades despite the continual increase in R&D as a share of GDP. Much ink has been spent...
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The Health department has ordered an independent audit of Australia’s health and medical research workforce to inform the development of national policy amid a “paucity of recent data”. The...
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The Australian Research Council’s $300 million Linkage program increased revenues for the large companies that received funding support, but had only a limited effect on SMEs involved in the...
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The federal government must increase its investment in research and development by around $2 billion annually to return Australia to average levels for advanced economies, according to the Australian...
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Government funding for blue sky research should be protected by a legislated ring-fence in order to reverse decades of decline and to “feed the very beginning” of the innovation...
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The Australian government is going all in on quantum computing. After investing more than $100 million on “quantum technology” in 2021, it is now reportedly considering spending up to...
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The federal government on Wednesday revealed a $103 million cut to university research programs to help fund reforms across the wider sector, angering research groups already dealing with record-low...
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The Research and Development Tax Incentive is expected to cost an additional $2.1 billion over the next four years in part due to growing artificial intelligence claims, according to...
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Agricultural methane and plastic waste reduction technologies are the focus of the newest cooperative research centres following the completion of Round 24 of the popular federal government research grant...
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Artificial intelligence companies and research are growing rapidly in Australia, putting it among global leaders, according to new research by the national science agency that identifies opportunities to double...
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Diraq founder and chief executive Andrew Dzurak says the company is on track toward building a quantum computer in Australia capable solving commercially relevant problems inside five years. And...