Tag: Budget 2021

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Policy

A patent box scheme and an RDTI review

A limited patent box scheme will be launched by the federal government, offering tax breaks for medical and biotech innovations in an effort to boost commercialisation and retain IP...

Digital focus, but DTA gets a budget haircut

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Morrison government’s second pandemic budget contained plenty of red meat for the tech industry through its $1.2 billion digital economy strategy initiatives. But despite this focus, the Digital...

Local tech gets overlooked by govt again

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has rightly connected the government’s big investment into its digital economy strategy to its program of economic recovery. But it is a lost opportunity if the...

Govt to fund local mRNA vaccine manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has said it will develop an onshore mRNA vaccine manufacturing capability in Australia, but the actual amount of funding allocated to the significant task has been...

Standalone FOI Commissioner to be appointed

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A standalone Freedom of Information Commissioner will be appointed to work alongside the Privacy Commissioner, with the government to finally meet its legislative requirements in separating the positions. Angelene...

Science calls for $2.4b research translation fund

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The nation’s peak science lobby has called on government to use the expected $2.4 billion in savings from changes to the Research and Development Tax Incentive to fund the...