Tag: NRF

Another committee to probe $15bn NRF

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
With debate intensifying around the government’s planned $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, Industry minister Ed Husic on Wednesday referred a committee to inquire into how to develop advanced manufacturing...

Treasury secretary shoots down NRF inflation fears

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy on Wednesday quelled fears the Albanese government’s $45 billion in off budget spending would add to aggregate demand, saying he does not think the funds...

Coalition fury at Husic’s NRF AUKUS link

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Industry minister Ed Husic made a “desperate intervention” in the growing debate around the government’s flagship industry policy when he linked the planned $15 billion fund to national security,...

Unis demand slice of NRF to fund more commercialisation

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund should be used to rebalance the way Australian research and development has been supported in Australia after a decade of business tax...

Back ‘big bets’ with $15bn reconstruction fund: Tech sector

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s $15 billion reconstruction fund should focus on “long-term, strategically important investments” in critical technologies that inherently carry higher risk, according to the country’s newest technology industry group. In...

Coalition caned for walking away from manufacturing

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Coalition plan to vote against the National Reconstruction Fund bill represents a lost opportunity for the Parliament to demonstrate a bipartisan commitment to Australian manufacturing, Industry minister Ed...

Coalition will oppose govt’s $15bn industry fund

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Coalition will oppose Labor’s flagship industry policy when legislation is debated later this week, claiming the $15 billion fund is economically irresponsible and lacks governance. Shadow Cabinet discussed...