Tag: Investment

Election campaign tech wishlist

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal election campaign has officially kicked off, and it’s already clear that the tech sector will not feature in the prominent way it did during former PM Malcolm...

RDTI cuts queried at senate estimates

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government has given “no indication” that it will back away from the planned $2.4 billion cut to the research and development tax incentive, with further drops in the...

BERD fell almost 30% in three years

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The research and development tax incentive is in “free fall”, the Opposition has said, with business R&D spending falling by nearly 30 percent in just three years. The federal...

Work on fixing RDTI begins

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has held its first roundtable on the research and development tax incentive as it looks to fix the troubled legislation, but no changes are expected until...

Adelaide scores $551m city deal

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Adelaide has been announced as the home of the seventh city deal that will see all three levels of governments work together over the next 10 years to grow...

HyperloopTT seeks govt investment

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has requested support from the federal government, with hopes it will open the door to introduce Hyperloop transportation trials to Australia. The company has sought...

New RDTI guidance a ‘kick in the teeth’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A new guidance from the federal government regarding software claims made under the research and development tax incentive is “another kick in the teeth” for the local tech industry,...

Ciobo’s hypocrisy in Hong Kong

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
The Turnbull Government’s lack of a clear China policy came under the spotlight last week when Trade and Investment Minster Steve Ciobo visited Hong Kong in an effort to...