Tag: R&D

Landmark R&D review is a blueprint for policy overhaul

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A generational review of Australia’s R&D system has handed the Albanese government a blueprint for reform, together with warnings that chronic underinvestment and a lack of strategic direction now...

Sweeping R&D tax reforms pitched to close innovation gap

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Tax breaks for research and development would be streamlined and new streams introduced to target more innovative businesses under sweeping reforms proposed by a landmark review of Australia’s R&D...

Ayres to mull landmark R&D review over summer break

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A once-in-a-generation review of Australia’s research and development system has been completed and delivered to the Albanese government, but won’t be released until next year. The Strategic Examination of...

Fix R&D fall and tax miners, IMF tells Chalmers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been urged by the International Monetary Fund to focus on lifting research and development expenditure and leverage technologies like artificial intelligence to drive innovation and...

US AI medtech to expand Victorian R&D hub

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
US-backed AI retinal imaging company Optain Health will grow its presence in Melbourne after backing from the Victorian government, with plans for a new Asia-Pacific headquarters and an expanded...

Australia’s biggest R&D tax break users, ranked

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Six companies each claimed more than $100 million through Australia’s research and development tax incentive in the 2022-23 financial year, with new claims totaling $1.2 billion. Newly released Tax...

SERD seeks research funding revamp to boost translation

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A landmark review of Australia’s R&D system has proposed overhauling university funding models to prioritise research impact over output volume, as it warns of growing pressure on university budgets....

The urgency of the SERD review must be a positive sign

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Robyn Denholm-led Strategic Examination of R&D (SERD) review looks like it will be wrapped-up two months early, which can only be taken as a positive sign of the...