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Innovation slides down, down Downunder

A couple of Prime Ministers ago the word ‘innovation’ was pushed into the public consciousness with the launch of the National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA). With a lot...

Is tech back on the political agenda?

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It’s a pretty rare day in parliament these days when you hear consecutive, detailed speeches about innovation policy, but that’s what happened last week. Can innovation and the technology...

Tech gets mugged by political reality

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Friday’s opening keynote at Startcon was a trip down memory lane. All that fresh air and optimism and Malcolm on stage, you would be forgiven for thinking it was...

Clare O’Neill on R&D tax incentive

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Industry policy is at its lowest ebb in years and federal Labor is urging government to re-examine the Turnbull-era Innovation and Science Australia 2030 report for its recommendations on...

Karen Andrews on the election win

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Karen Andrews was the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology in the previous Morrison Government and does not want to tempt fate by speculating on whether she will retain...

$50m cut to key NISA initiatives

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The federal government has slashed $50 million from two of its “flagship” initiatives launched as part of the National Innovation and Science Agenda. The 2019-20 budget found “efficiencies” of...

Roy Green on NISA’s breakdown

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It is one year since the government issued its formal response to the 30 recommendations contained in Innovation and Science Australia’s report, Australia 2030: Prosperity through Innovation. It is...

Govt lukewarm on ISA strategy

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The federal government has quietly released its lukewarm response to the Bill Ferris led Innovation and Science Australia 2030 strategy, offering support for just 17 of its 30 recommendations...

Wyatt Roy on innovation policy

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Wyatt Roy is again being mentioned in dispatches, with his old Queensland seat of Longman in play courtesy of the federal parliament’s citizenship drama. Thanks for asking, he says,...

More detail on science boost

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The federal government has detailed its $2 billion, 12-year national research infrastructure investment plan, marking the “next step of the innovation and science agenda”. The plan is a part...