Tag: COVID-19

Startups guide to stimulus package

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Startups and tech firms will not miss out on government’s $189 billion stimulus package to combat the growing economic crisis, with a range of targeted new initiatives on offer....

Science dividend arrives with crisis

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The upside of long-term and sustained public investment in scientific research becomes a lot more obvious during times of crisis. A national resource of deep knowledge experts is suddenly...

NBN broadband boost is not enough

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Yesterday, NBN Co positively announced that it would waive charges for additional data of up to 40 per cent for retail service providers for the next three months and...

COVID-19: NBN offers broadband boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In a direct response to concerns about increased network costs resulting from more Australians working from home as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, NBN Co will waive charges...

‘Ill-informed’ R&D tax changes hit biotech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s “ill-informed” reforms to the research and development tax incentive will damage Australia’s burgeoning life sciences sector at a time when it is at the forefront of...

Stay calm, the NBN won’t implode

Posted on   |  by Michelle Rowland
I’ve recently received an abundance of memes questioning whether the NBN might fold, as the impact of COVID-19 leads more Australians to access the internet from home. I enjoy...

COVID-19 smartphone app rollout

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government will provide funding for subsidised telehealth sessions and a new smartphone app providing information on the coronavirus as part of a $2.4 billion package. As part...

Now is not the time to cut the RDTI

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Now is not the time for the government to cut the research and development tax incentive, with Australia facing an economic crisis potentially worse than the GFC, the Australian...

COVID-19: Impact on China’s science policy

Posted on   |  by Stuart Finlayson
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, global science and policy communities are in flux. What does this mean for China’s science policy and funding? Or its international research...