Tag: R&D Tax Incentive

No quick fix for our broken system of research funding

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is worth digging a little deeper into the important contribution that Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt and UNSW Scientia Professor of Economics Richard Holden made in their National Press...

Victoria’s R&D grants scheme backs first 10 companies

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
PolyNovo, Quantum Brilliance and SPEE3D are among the first 10 local companies to receive matched funding under the Victorian government’s manufacturing-focused R&D grants scheme. Jobs and Industry minister Natalie...

Adjusting R&D Tax Incentive would turbocharge research

Posted on   |  by Nick Hazell
As a former Director of R&D for major multinationals in Australia and in Holland, and founder of a successful technology startup in Australia, I can claim a unique perspective...

Victoria’s new $15m R&D grants scheme opens

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria’s new R&D grants scheme has opened for expressions of interest, allowing local businesses to apply for up to $2 million in matched funding for projects that build capability...

WiseTech Global lays out an RDTI tech fix

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
WiseTech Global has laid out potential reforms to the research and development tax incentive to fix the scheme for software development, with the Australian tech giant labelling the current...

PM flags fresh changes to R&D tax scheme

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flagged that fresh changes to the government’s controversial plan to cut $1.8 billion from the research and development tax incentive will be included in...

Clare O’Neil on the R&D tax changes

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is “selling out the next generation of Australians” with its planned cuts to the research and development tax incentive and should instead look towards more direct...

Software as an R&D tax incentive claim

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
Australian software developers complain the R&D Tax Incentive is too risky and tricky to access for their style of innovation. But there may be a quick-fire method of ensuring...