Tag: NRF

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...

IMF warning on off-budget industry billions

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government’s plan to pump billions into industry development, housing and transform the electricity grid needs to be “phased appropriately”, while further off-budget vehicles should be avoided, the...

Use $15bn NRF to build future industry precincts: BCA

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government’s $15 billion industrialisation investment should be used to build a handful of “internationally significant precincts” in strategic locations around the country, according to Australia’s key business...

Husic to meet with US Commerce secretary Gina Raimondo

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry and Science minister Ed Husic left Australia on Wednesday for a week-long ministerial visit to the United States where his itinerary includes high-level talks with US Secretary of...

CRC grants to target reconstruction fund priorities

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will use the next round of cooperative research centre project grants to support National Reconstruction Fund priority areas, as it continues work to create the $15 billion...