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Andrew Stevens on post-COVID industry policy

Innovation and Science Australia chair Andrew Stevens is energised by the community’s re-engagement with both manufacturing and science through the early response to the COVID-19 crisis and is alive...

R&D tax interpretations are ‘ludicrous’

2 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The “strict interpretation” of what constitutes an eligible activity under the Research and Development Tax Incentive restricting software claims is “ludicrous” and leading local tech companies to move offshore,...

Does innovation need a non-R&D focus?

24 February 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government needs to “rebalance” innovation policies to focus more on non-research and development activities, according to a new Innovation and Science Australia report. The report, which was...

Charlie Day’s next big thing

18 February 2020 | by James Riley

Innovation and Science Australia’s chief executive officer Charlie Day quietly left the organisation last Friday after three years’ commuting between Melbourne and Canberra. Dr Day took the helm of...

R&D tax changes back on the table

5 December 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government has put its changes to the research and development tax incentive (RDTI) back on the table, with plans to shave $1.8 billion from the scheme. Treasurer...

Roy Green on NISA’s breakdown

13 February 2019 | by James Riley

It is one year since the government issued its formal response to the 30 recommendations contained in Innovation and Science Australia’s report, Australia 2030: Prosperity through Innovation. It is...

Andrew Stevens is the new Bill Ferris

21 January 2019 | by James Riley

Innovation and Science Australia has a new chairman after former IBM Australia managing director Andrew Stevens was quietly appointed to the role just before Christmas. Mr Stevens, who is...

Year in review: Front-end 2018

17 December 2018 | by James Riley

With another year almost over, InnovationAus.com has put together a two-part recap of the key highlights of an extraordinary 2018. For this first part, we’ll look at what happened...

Premium R&D tax offset is missing

15 November 2018 | by Denham Sadler

There are growing calls in the public and private sectors for the government to introduce a collaboration premium for the research and development tax incentive to help turn around...

Tech visa hits political turmoil

9 October 2018 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government’s flagship innovation visa has been “effectively halted” due to the recent political turmoil in Canberra, with no visas issued more than a quarter of the way...

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