Tag: NRF

Tech industry welcomes board, awaits investment mandate

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Industry bodies have cautiously welcomed Industry and Science minister Ed Husic’s eight appointments to National Reconstruction Fund board, with some reserving judgement until details on the investment mandate are...

Husic unveils NRF board, taps clean energy veteran as chair

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Former Clean Energy Finance Corporation director Martijn Wilder will chair the eight-member board of the Albanese government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund. Industry and Science minister Ed Husic announced...

Scaleup funding gap in Australia to hit $53b by 2030

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The gap between scaleup funding available in Australia compared to funding available to comparable firms in the US could reach $53 billion by 2030 without more government and international investment...

$50m in CRC grants for quantum, turbines and chicken research

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Chicken breeding, quantum computing and wind turbine recycling are among 24 projects sharing in $50 million of funding from the federal government’s long running industry-led research program. To be...

$392m Industry Growth Program opens for consultation

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The Albanese government has opened the consultation process on its $392 million Industry Growth Program, a new early-stage commercialisation initiative to bridge the ‘valley of death’ facing young SMEs working...

Minister mulls $1.6bn research commercialisation leaders

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The leader of Australia’s $1.6 billion university research commercialisation tilt will be revealed within weeks, along with a board tasked with formulating a five-year strategy and investment plan. Education...

Govt to appoint NRF board ‘very soon’: Husic

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The independent board that will have the final say on investments through the Albanese government’s flagship $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund is close to being appointed. Industry and science...

Govt mum on $15bn NRF investment return

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government remains tight lipped on the target rate of return for its $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, despite an interim figure surfacing ahead of the introduction of...

‘Self-evident’ NRF won’t add to inflation: Industry

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
No explicit modelling on the inflationary impact of the National Reconstruction Fund has been undertaken because it is “self-evident” that the fund will not add to inflation, according to...