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AVCAL calls for scale-up support

The Turnbull Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda was all very well, but it concentrates on startups. What is needed is support for ‘scale-ups’, says the Australian Private Equity...

Business as usual an R&D tax target

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A recent ruling over whether a drug trial carried out under contract was a new knowledge generating activity for R&D tax incentive purposes has implications for all contracted tech...

Rebalancing the R&D tax scheme

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s new Chief Scientist and deputy chair of Innovation and Science Australia Alan Finkel has outlined a compelling case for increasing Government’s direct investment in business R&D as a...

R&D tax scheme tricky for startups

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There are pitfalls for startups in the federal government’s R&D offset scheme for applicants who are planning to bootstrap their business from revenue and believe they will get back...

The streaming eagle.io has landed

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
Get ready to hear a lot more about streaming analytics. The term describes the real-time analysis of data from sensors and monitors and RFID chips and all the other...

Business readies for R&D tax fight

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The business sector is preparing to fight calls for an overhaul of Australia’s R&D tax incentive scheme, arguing government has no business trying to “pick winners” when it comes...

Telstra doubles up on new labs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Telstra has opened a new R&D facility in Melbourne, and unveiled a joint venture with US transformation specialist Pivotal to build cloud software in Sydney. Australia’s largest telco made...

Opposition grows to R&D cuts

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Government’s proposed 1.5 per cent cut to its R&D tax rebate has passed the House of Representatives, but hopes remain among the measure’s many opponents that it will...