Tag: ABS

Alan Finkel backs Metrics Review changes adopted by the ABS

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
While the former government kept a landmark Innovation Metrics Review secret for years, the Australian Bureau of Statistics quietly implemented one of its key recommendations to better understand how...

Mineral exploration booms to meet energy transition demand

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Mineral exploration expenditure reached the second highest on record in financial year 2021-22, buoyed by record spends on the search for essential materials in the production of electronics and...

Businesses neglecting innovation post-COVID: ABS

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australian businesses of all sizes have shifted focus away from innovation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly half not engaging in any innovation activity in the last two...

Sharp fall in govt spending on R&D over last decade

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Government research and development expenditure fell sharply as a proportion of GDP over the near-decade of Coalition power, leaving Australia behind comparable nations which are increasing their spend, according...

Frosty audit for ABS’ CensusFail

Posted on   |  by James Riley
An Auditor-General’s review of a $313 million business transformation project at the Australian Bureau of Statistics aimed at reducing the risk of system failure has provided insights into the...

ABS tallies slip in business smarts

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has produced a detailed report quantifying the level of innovation in Australian business. The results are not good. The amount of innovation being undertaken...
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