Tag: Brendan O’Connor

‘Dearth of transparency’ from Treasury on R&D

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Federal Labor has slammed a “dearth of transparency” at the Treasury after public submissions on controversial changes to the research and development tax incentive were released 18 months late,...

R&D tax set for Senate showdown

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Government cuts to the research and development tax incentive (RDTI) are set for a Senate showdown next week and is expected to be referred back to the same committee...

Labor ‘unconvinced’ by R&D tax changes

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Opposition has a voiced concerns with the government’s reintroduced legislation that shaves $1.8 billion from the research and development tax incentive, setting up a potential fight in Parliament...

Staff cap part of ‘war on science’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government-imposed staffing cap at its primary science agency has put innovation “under threat”, according to the Opposition. The Coalition’s Average Staffing Level cap, introduced in 2015-16 with an...

Shorten picks up Gov’t Services

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has been soft-landed into the shadow Cabinet in the challenging NDIS and service delivery portfolio, while the experienced Brendan O’Connor takes an expanded brief...

Time to regulate the gig economy?

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
The federal opposition has backed a campaign calling for new legislation to address worker exploitation in the gig economy, while the government warns against “unnecessary regulation”. The Transport Workers...
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