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We need an overarching innovation strategy

Tuesday’s budget saw technology elevated to new importance. But it lacked the bold bets and overarching strategy needed to support Australia’s new economies, according to innovation experts, who have...

Budget lacks basic science funding

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The story of the past year has been the pandemic: from the first outbreaks in early 2020, the identification of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and methods to detect it, through...

Science welcomes ‘future focused’ budget

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Peak organisations representing Australian scientists and engineers have welcomed the “future focused” budget,  but say the government has missed another opportunity for a clean energy revolution. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg...

Aussie science wants a ‘legacy defining’ budget

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Climate change mitigation, STEM education, and research commercialisation and funding are atop the budget wishlists of Australia’s scientists, engineers and medical researchers. They say this year’s budget could be...

Games sector tax incentive ‘levels playing field’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia based game developers will receive a 30 per cent tax offset on qualifying expenditure, as part of the federal government’s $1.2 billion digital economy package announced Thursday. The...

Govt urged to launch Australian Innovation Agency

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The upcoming federal budget provides a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity for structural economic reforms to drive the next Australian economic boom, according to a centre-right think tank that is calling for...

Budget boost for biosecurity tech

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government plans to invest $371 million in a biosecurity package in this year’s budget, with much of the money going to new biotechnology and research programs. But...

Govt to ‘go further’ on digital in budget

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told business leaders to expect more government investment in digital projects and skills development, promising there is “more to come” beyond the $800 million...

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...