Tag: ABS

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...