Tag: cooperative research centres

New $53m CRC for sovereign critical minerals technologies

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government has unveiled Australia’s newest Co-operative Research Centre focused on critical minerals, with a $53 million investment to develop next-generation onshore refinery capabilities for high-demand ores and...

R&D tax incentive payments to fall by $650 million

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
After a meteoric rise in tax breaks for companies undertaking research and development in Australia, payments are set to fall by almost $650 million over the next five years....

CRCs need $50 million boost, says peak body

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Cooperative Research Australia has called for a $50 million boost to the cooperative research centres program, backing recommendations made in the positive 2021 ACIL Allen review released earlier this...

CRC projects receive $32 million in latest funding round

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Quantum technology, mRNA vaccines and aerospace manufacturing are among 13 joint research projects to share in $32 million in co-investments through the federal government’s Cooperative Research Centre Projects initiative....

CRCs call for more support for industry-led research

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Cooperative Research Australia (CRA) has called for more federal investment into industry-led research to bolster the post-COVID economic recovery and underpin the development of new industries. The CRA today...

Melissa Price on the ‘backbone’ of industry commercialisation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Cooperative Research Centre program is the “backbone” of Australian industry’s commercialisation efforts and will be closely linked with the federal government’s advanced manufacturing efforts, according to new science...

Govt tepid on calls for export, innovation pivot

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government has downplayed calls for it to take a larger role in diversifying Australia’s exports, strengthen supply chain resilience, and lead research and industry collaboration, insisting its...

Making sense of industry research collaboration

Posted on   |  by Alan Dormer
The Australian government is spending an increasing proportion of its ‘research’ funding on collaborative programs including Cooperative Research Centres, Industry Transformation Research and Teaching Hubs, and Linkage grants. The...

Construction sector ripe for disruption

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The freshly minted Building 4.0 CRC has been given $28 million over seven years to help co-create innovative products and processes at the intersection of ‘Industrialised Building’ and ‘Industry...