Real govt R&D spending plummets: Latest ABS data


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

Government investment in computer science fell by $112 million in the last two years amid the slowest overall growth in direct government R&D expenditure in five years, new data shows.

The latest biennial ABS data is the first to cover the Albanese government’s first full years since coming to power, and has raised questions about the investment failing to keep up with rising research costs and innovation rhetoric.

The data …

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