Tag: research

$170m boost for R&D tax scheme

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal Labor will offer businesses an R&D tax offset premium for collaborating with universities and science-based agencies like the CSIRO to bring new knowledge and innovations to market. The...

Science must be our policy centre

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor’s R&D target of three per cent of GDP in the coming decade requires science to be “back at the centre of government,” says shadow industry minister Kim Carr, together...

Labor AI centre set for Melbourne

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Labor’s planned $4 million national centre of excellence for artificial intelligence will be based in Melbourne, with the Opposition turning its attention towards using technology for social good. Labor...

OECD praises ‘blueprint’ Data61

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In a new study released by the OECD, CSIRO’s Data61 has been recognised as a “global blueprint” for digital and open innovation. The report on opportunities in digital innovation...

RDTI cuts queried at senate estimates

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government has given “no indication” that it will back away from the planned $2.4 billion cut to the research and development tax incentive, with further drops in the...

BERD fell almost 30% in three years

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The research and development tax incentive is in “free fall”, the Opposition has said, with business R&D spending falling by nearly 30 percent in just three years. The federal...

Budget concerns for science leaders

Posted on   |  by James Riley
While the Coalition budget’s science announcements hold one marquee boost to the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), there was precious little to impress science leaders in other areas and...

Work on fixing RDTI begins

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has held its first roundtable on the research and development tax incentive as it looks to fix the troubled legislation, but no changes are expected until...

RDTI concerns raised in Estimates

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Opposition is “highly concerned” about the government’s plans to outsource some of its crackdown on the research and development tax incentive, and has asked the department to delay...