Tag: SERD

Govt embarks on R&D reset with new council

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A new innovation council will lead the reset of Australia’s research and development system, after a landmark review warned coordination and scale had been lost across almost 200 government...

Chalmers works towards CGT fix for startups and VCs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Startup founders and their venture capital partners will be relieved that the Treasurer has opened the door to carve-outs from his controversial capital gains tax discount changes. But Jim...

Budget strips $800m in uni grants to fund new science programs

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will scrap its flagship commercialisation program, Australia’s Economic Accelerator, and redirect more than $800 million in uncommitted funding to new science and research initiatives in next...

Uncertain future: NCRIS admin falls short, Audit Office finds

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s $5 billion shared research infrastructure program lacks strategic planning and assurance, the audit office has found, as the 20-year old scheme faces an uncertain future. Audit findings tabled...

SERD response key to productivity fix, inquiry told

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Rapid reform of the research and development landscape and better-targeted uptake of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence are needed to boost Australia’s flatlining productivity rates, a Canberra inquiry has...

Australia must reset its relationship with science: Deputy PM

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s “cultural relationship with science” needs to change, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said this week, igniting new optimism that the upcoming budget will lay new foundational footings for...

SERD’s unanswered questions on business incentives

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
The centrepiece proposals in the Strategic Examination of Research and Development (SERD) report – known as Ambitious Australia – would redefine what counts as R&D, leave the fiscal cost...