‘Crisis point’: Commonwealth hits lowest proportional R&D spend


Brandon How
Reporter

Commonwealth spending on research and development as a proportion of GDP is expected to be the lowest on record this financial year, disappointing research peak bodies as attention turns to next week’s Budget.

The Department of Industry, Science, and Resources is forecasting that government spend on R&D will be 0.49 per cent of GDP in financial year 2022-23. Previously, the lowest spend was 0.50 per cent of GDP in financial …

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