Tag: Jim Chalmers

Spender pushes for CGT fix as startup fallout continues

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Independent MP Allegra Spender has put the Albanese government on notice that its capital gains tax overhaul, designed to make the tax system fairer, risks upending the startup sector...

Jim Chalmers will need convincing on CGT carve-outs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he wants to work with the startup sector to address concerns about changes to the Capital Gains Tax discount. But that doesn’t mean he’s going...

CGT startup risk overshadows ‘positive’ RDTI reforms

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Long-awaited reforms to tax breaks for research and development have been largely welcomed by the tech sector as a positive first step in the government’s response to a landmark...

Chalmers directs PC to probe barriers to startup growth

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A new inquiry targeting regulations potentially blunting the growth of startups has been launched off the back of Tuesday’s budget, as the federal government eyes billions in productivity gains...

Chalmers works towards CGT fix for startups and VCs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Startup founders and their venture capital partners will be relieved that the Treasurer has opened the door to carve-outs from his controversial capital gains tax discount changes. But Jim...

A mass exodus of science and technology workers is underway

Posted on   |  by Ryan Winn
This time last year, Treasurer Jim Chalmers spoke about five ‘seismic changes’ reshaping the world in his federal Budget speech. Shifts from globalisation to fragmentation, hydrocarbons to renewables, IT...

Budget drop: CSIRO gets a last-minute funding boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Just months after announcing hundreds of research scientist redundancies, Australia’s national science agency CSIRO has been thrown a budget lifeline. In November the agency said it would shed up...