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Science and tech at the centre of Albo’s reshuffle

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has placed science, technology and advanced manufacturing front and centre in Labor’s policy structures as a part of a significant shadow cabinet reshuffle ahead of...

Husic gets Industry and Innovation portfolio

28 January 2021 | by James Riley

Federal Labor’s sharpest tech sector advocate Ed Husic has been handed the shadow Industry and Innovation portfolio as part of a sweeping reshuffle of the opposition frontbench unveiled by...

Industry backs new manufacturing strategy

2 October 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Technology and commercialisation sits at the heart of the federal government’s $1.5 billion manufacturing strategy, according to the METS Ignited growth centre chief executive Adrian Beer, and that’s a...

One third of firms to amend RDTI claims

15 July 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Up to a third of all companies accessing the R&D tax incentive may have some of their claim clawed back, with the government still planning to introduce retrospective changes...

Australia falls behind on R&D recovery

6 July 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Australia is “in danger of being left behind” as most other developed nations place R&D investment at the centre of their COVID-19 economic recoveries, UTS Innovation Council chair Professor...

Govt ‘missing in action’ on digital SMEs

15 June 2020 | by Denham Sadler

More needs to be done to help Australian SMEs improve their cybersecurity and digitisation, with the government’s handful of policies in the space so far proving underwhelming, the Labor...

Fresh calls to invoke Crown use of patents

25 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The Opposition has called on the government to invoke the Crown use of patents to ensure the supply of essential services during the coronavirus pandemic as it looks to...

Govt not listening on R&D cuts

4 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The Opposition has accused government of not listening to tech companies on its controversial reforms to the Research and Development Tax Incentive after revelations that no substantial consultation has...

RDTI changes to be reviewed. Again.

10 February 2020 | by Denham Sadler

There will be another “comprehensive” inquiry into the government’s controversial changes to the research and development tax incentive, with the Opposition planning to “interrogate” the unintended consequences of the...

‘Dearth of transparency’ from Treasury on R&D

3 February 2020 | 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,...

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