Tag: Startups

Slow-burn capital gains fight ignites startupland

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Good news has finally emerged from PsiQuantum’s Australian bunker with the company announcing it has ditched plans to build its world-first quantum computer at Brisbane Airport in favour of...

Spender pushes for CGT fix as startup fallout continues

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Independent MP Allegra Spender has put the Albanese government on notice that its capital gains tax overhaul, designed to make the tax system fairer, risks upending the startup sector...

One-stop innovation agency to replace Breakthrough Victoria

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Victorian government will replace its state-owned venture capital fund and startup development agency with Innovation Victoria, a one-stop support agency for the state’s innovation sector. Almost six months...

Jim Chalmers will need convincing on CGT carve-outs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he wants to work with the startup sector to address concerns about changes to the Capital Gains Tax discount. But that doesn’t mean he’s going...

Exclusive: IGP frozen as grant funds clawed back

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s flagship commercialisation program for startups and SMEs is on hold after almost $50 million in uncommitted grant funding was clawed back in this week’s budget to help pay...

CGT startup risk overshadows ‘positive’ RDTI reforms

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Long-awaited reforms to tax breaks for research and development have been largely welcomed by the tech sector as a positive first step in the government’s response to a landmark...