Tag: Jim Chalmers

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....

Budget 2025: Dude, where’s my digital economy?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
For anyone with an interest in the digital economy or its associated data infrastructure, Jim Chalmers’ fourth federal Budget will be remembered as a flatliner, dead on arrival. Even taking...

Science and medical research gets a $300 million boost

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
National science institutions, a radio telescope program, and a handful of biosecurity and medical research projects enjoyed a boost in Jim Chalmers’ fourth Budget, which lacked a significant response...

Budget Insider: Examining the 2025 policy entrails

Posted on   |  by David McClure
Reading the tea leaves on tech and innovation policy ahead of federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers fourth Budget is even more hit-and-miss than usual, given the proximity of the election....

Govt plots review of FinTech sandbox as crypto plan unveiled

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has committed to review Australia’s financial regulatory sandbox as part of a suite of reforms to regulate crypto exchanges and other digital asset platforms. The review,...

Budget Insider 2025: Pre-election policy insights

Posted on   |  by David McClure
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver his fourth federal Budget next week, and the InnovationAus.com reporting team will be inside the lock-up at Parliament House focused on industry development programs...

It’s not too late to move from AI laggard to leader

Posted on   |  by Simon Bush
The announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron this week that France will make major investments of $180 billion to support AI adoption across its economy and Europe marked a...

$14bn Future Made tax credit plan passes Senate

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Billions of dollars in tax credits for green hydrogen production and critical minerals processing will flow from 2027 after the centrepiece of the Albanese government’s Future Made in Australia...