Tag: Roy Green

Manufacturing has ‘fallen off the page’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s manufacturing sector is lagging the rest of the world and had “almost fallen off the page”, with a renewed focus on innovation needed to close the gap, UTS...

Mixed reviews for ‘ludicrous’ R&D changes

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s plan to shave $1.8 billion from the Research and Development Tax Incentive is “ludicrous” and shows “very little thinking” has been done since its original plan was...

Court ruling has big R&D impact

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A Federal Court decision has “major implications” for Australian tech companies making software claims under the research and development tax incentive, with the government’s recent narrow interpretation of eligible...

R&D tax audits are killing startups

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Commonwealth’s flagship R&D Tax Incentive program is too complex and difficult for smaller companies – a proposition underlined by the $200 million in clawbacks last year from companies...

Roy Green on NISA’s breakdown

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is one year since the government issued its formal response to the 30 recommendations contained in Innovation and Science Australia’s report, Australia 2030: Prosperity through Innovation. It is...

Summer reading: Ultimate Guide

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Naughty or nice, people? If you haven’t asked yourself that question already, you have maybe left your run a little late. We are about to enter the land of...

Research ‘at risk’: MYEFO cuts

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian science and technology sector has been left “perplexed and disappointed” by the federal government’s “ram raid” cuts to research grants, with up to 500 PhD scholarships to...

Millennials not so entrepreneurial?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A study has revealed that millennials are less entrepreneurial than other generations even though some the most successful people are part of that generation – think Mark Zuckerberg of...

Gloves are off: R&D tax debate

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s science and innovation community has been dudded by the Coalition’s 2018 budget reform of the R&D Tax Incentive scheme, with much less direct, targeted funding going back in...