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No time to wait: FinTechs call for RDTI change

Small FinTechs are missing out on the government’s biggest and bluntest innovation incentive, exacerbating a funding crunch, the sector’s peak body has warned in its call for Budget moves....

On local R&D, the real problem isn’t just spending

12 March 2025 | by Sally-Ann Williams

Australia has a proud history of invention. But we have repeatedly failed to capitalise on our breakthroughs. Despite Australia’s strong research impact, with 3.5 per cent of global publications...

Universities demand focus, funding for national skills build

25 February 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

Universities will on Wednesday call for a suite of funding moves worth billions of dollars to lift the sector to the point it can churn out 1 million more...

‘Australia has what it takes’: Innovators push for smarter policy

17 February 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

Scientists and engineers are calling on the Albanese government to develop new long-term policy to close Australia’s $32 billion research and development gap, warning the innovation system is at...

The 10 charts that lay bare Australia’s $32bn R&D challenge

12 February 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia will need to invest another $25 billion each year to catch up to the OECD average on investment in research and development or another $32 billion to achieve...

Beyond startups: The real impact of research translation

30 January 2025 | by Poppy Sykes

The Australian innovation landscape is filled with success stories addressing some of society’s most pressing challenges. From creating ‘version 2’ of food as consumption skyrockets, to changing the face...

In-Q-Tel adds Quantum Brilliance to its portfolio

15 January 2025 | by Brandon How

The California-based VC firm spawned from the US defence intelligence community In-Q-Tel has grabbed a share of Australian quantum computing startup Quantum Brilliance as a part of its US$20...

Gambling, tobacco firms booted from R&D Tax Incentive

18 December 2024 | by Joseph Brookes

Gambling and tobacco firms will be excluded from the Research and Development Tax Incentive from next year, after transparency data laid bare tens of millions of dollars in claims...

R&D spend needs to ‘at least double’, Robyn Denholm says

3 December 2024 | by Justin Hendry

The chair of the federal government’s first comprehensive review of the R&D system in almost 20 years says Australia’s spending on R&D needs to “at least double” by the...

Australia must find its place in the global AI economy

3 December 2024 | by Helen Zhang

The global AI race is fully taking shape. Billions have been invested by leading frontier AI developers like OpenAI in the United States and Huawei in China. Beyond Washington...

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No time to wait: FinTechs call for RDTI change

On local R&D, the real problem isn’t just spending

Universities demand focus, funding for national skills build

‘Australia has what it takes’: Innovators push for smarter policy

The 10 charts that lay bare Australia’s $32bn R&D challenge

Beyond startups: The real impact of research translation

In-Q-Tel adds Quantum Brilliance to its portfolio

Gambling, tobacco firms booted from R&D Tax Incentive

R&D spend needs to ‘at least double’, Robyn Denholm says

Australia must find its place in the global AI economy

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